Band Family
All-Time Band Alumni
A List Of The People That Held Each Position
Original Members Listed First in Each Line
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Dean & The Mustangs
Lead Guitar/Vocals: Dean Kohler
Rhythm Guitar: Joe Spear, Jimmy King, Billy Holcomb, Cecil Parker
Bass: Cecil Baines
Drums: Fuzzy Carr, Billy Watson, Lynde Gilliam
Sax: Cecil Stewart, Billy Satterfield
Trumpet: Rusty Gibbs
Singer: Roger Thacker, Judy Johnson
The Satellites
Lead Guitar/Vocals: Dean Kohler
Rhythm Guitar: Joe Spear
Drums: Lynde Gilliam
Bass: Cecil Baines
Organ/Vocals: Cliff Eaton
Electrical Banana
Guitar/Vocals: Dean Kohler
Bass: Jon Sugden
Drums: Mike Ioli
Organ: Ben Jessen
The Soft Light
Guitar/Vocals: Dean Kohler
Bass: Cecil Baines
Drums: Lynde Gilliam, Larry Robinson
Organ: Robert Craig
Spectrum
Guitar/Vocals: Dean Kohler
Second Guitar: Steve Coward
Bass: Peter McCloskey, Don Lawrence, Gary Bryant, John Norman
Drums: Robert Carp
Organ: Dean Minerly
Mad Wax
Guitar/Vocals: Dean Kohler
Second Guitar/Vocals: David Edwards, Gerry Herndon
Bass: George Newsome (Vocals Too), Ronnie Allred, Thomas Stevenson, Les Garrenton
Drums: Tom Ryan
Organ: Billy Raynor
Mousey Brown
Guitar/Vocals: Dean Kohler
Drums: Tom Ryan
Bass: Joe xxxx
Big Bubba & The Blockbusters
Guitar/Vocals: Dean Kohler
Bass: Thomas Stevenson, Ronnie Allred, Dennis Harper
Drums: Tom Ryan, Chris Ellis
Keyboard: Kim Stevenson, Mark Balch (Vocals Too), Skip Somers
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Studio Band
The Studio Band lineup, only together once, in
1968, to record the two sides of the 45rpm record
"The Next Boy" and "Gooseberry Pie" by Dean Kohler
Guitar/Lead Vocals: Dean Kohler
Bass/Backing Vocals: George Newsome
Drums/Backing Vocals: Johnny Johnston
Organ/Backing Vocals: Robert Craig
Additional Backing Vocals: Roy Ellis
TV Band
To promote the record, two live "guest" performances
and two television performances of the record featured:
Guitar/Vocals: Dean Kohler
Bass: George Newsome
Drums: Jamie Wilson
Organ: Robert Craig
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43 People Came And Went
1 Stayed For More Than 25 Years.
Tom Ryan