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Stoney Creek band
1973 - 76
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around
1973
Stoney Creek playing outdoors in the backyard of a high-end party in the Green Acres area in Visalia, CA Rick Stokes on drums.  |
around 1973
In Visalia, CA with "Stoney Creek Band"
Simulating a pedal steel on Tele by using glass bottleneck slide with Sho Bud volume pedal.
around 1974-75
• Mike and Mindy duo •
This was a promo photo to be placed in the front entrance lobby of restuarants and bars
around 1975-76
Mindy and Fred Hammon. Fred was our 2nd and final bass player.
Fred now makes bass guitar pickups modeled after the ones used by Jack Cassady of the Jefferson Airplane.
Freds site: http://www.hammoneng.com/index.htm
In Visalia, CA with "Stoney Creek Band"
Simulating a pedal steel on Tele by using glass bottleneck slide with Sho Bud volume pedal.
| note: 1) the vintage deluxe reverb amp. note: 2) artwork on Tele body which was inspired by Eric Claptons painted Gibson SG during Cream period. note: 3) the mic and stand (sang from 1970 to 76) |
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around 1974 Stoney Creek played at an outdoor festival in Three Rivers, CA We opened up for the "Rosewood" band Starting from left to right: 1) John Lauffenburger: our 1st bass player 2) Mindy Grossman: vocals and guitar 3) I am in the back behind Mindy: Tele 4) Steve Crawford: vocals and guitar 5) Rick Stokes: drums  |
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• The "Rosewood" band • 1) John Davis: banjo and pedal steel (he did not play steel in this show) - he is one of my main inspired influences to play steel.... John went on to play bass for Rick Nelsons "Stone Canyon Band" and the "Hellecasters". 2) Randy Sharp (to Google links): songwriter, vocals, bass and guitar. Randy moved to LA and won awards for his songwriting and film scores, link to his site: http://www.randysharp.ws/ 3) Ron Trammel's father (can't remember his name): fiddle 4) Ron Trammel (link to recent video): vocals, guitar 5) Sharon Bays (sitting on chair behind Ron - she is married to Randy Sharp): vocals, dulcimer, percussion. • Randy and Sharons daughter Mia Sharp (to Google links) has her own musical carreer which includes singing and writing in Bonnie Raitts band. 6) Steve Duncan (to Google links): drums (did not play in this show) Steve went on to play drums for Rick Nelsons "Stone Canyon Band", "Desert Rose" band, and the "Hellecasters"  |
around 1974-75
• Mike and Mindy duo •
This was a promo photo to be placed in the front entrance lobby of restuarants and bars
around 1975-76
Mindy and Fred Hammon. Fred was our 2nd and final bass player.
Fred now makes bass guitar pickups modeled after the ones used by Jack Cassady of the Jefferson Airplane.
Freds site: http://www.hammoneng.com/index.htm