A Finnish quintet of Richard Johnson (vocals), Ben Granfelt (electric guitar), Muddy (electric guitar), Pete Asiala (bass) and Miri Miettinen (drums), Gringos Locos formed within the mid-80s and took their key inspiration through the southern boogie of Lynyrd Skynyrd as well as the Georgia Satellites. When their debut record surfaced …

Teenager R&B vocal group the College students shaped in Cincinnati in 1956 — based on Marv Goldberg’s profile within the June 2000 problem of Discoveries, business lead Leroy King, 1st tenor Dorsey Porter, second tenor Roy Ford, baritone John Bolden, bass Richard Johnson, and guitarist Ralph Byrd all met while …

Aphasia was the deal with of digital media designer Richard Johnson. Johnson — who was simply given birth to in Abu-Dhabi to Uk parents and later on relocated to the U.K. — started working in digital sonic collages in the middle-’90s. Originally, Aphasia (the medical term for the shortcoming to …

Oakland, CA’s enigmatic experimental electronic clothing Uprock Rhizome combine rock, free of charge jazz, improv, and sound using the literate drop of the mash-up. The group dedicated an equal timeframe to performing displays just like the Santa Cruz Underground Music Celebration and delivering gigs with kindred spirits like Otto Von …

Los Angeles garage area music group the Ringers were formed in 1963 by singer/guitarist Keith Johnson, singer/bassist Rex Paris, keyboardist/saxophonist Dick Gabriel, and drummer Expenses Lynn, who had previously appeared for the Champs’ basic “Tequila,” so that as a Paramount Information session drummer support Ray Charles, Brian Hyland, and Tommy …

Detroit-native Don Juan Mancha wore many hats during his 40-year foray in the music biz: songwriter, producer, arranger, record label owner, street manager, and radio DJ. Everything began in senior high school where he sang in a variety of vocal groups like the Delrays with Barrett Solid. After Air Push …

Washington, D.C.’s the Cairos documented one particular record for Raynoma Liles, Gordy Singleton, and Eddie Singleton’s Shrine label. Miss Ray, Barry Gordy’s second wife, began Shrine with her brand-new hubby after both bounced from Motown. Shrine (situated in D.C.) released the peppy “End Overlooking Me” b/w “Don’t Combat It” in …

Like many bands assembled to order by Shrapnel Records owner Mike Varney in the 1980s, Le Mans were built around a set of talented young guitar shredders in Chicago native Derek Frigo and Bay Area son Josh Ramos. But Le Mans — which also included vocalist Peter Marrino, bassist Richard …

The Spirit Notes formed in Cleveland, OH and were led by William Bell (aka Costs Spoon), never to be confused using the William Bell of “YOU DO NOT Miss Your Drinking water” fame. Their lineup contains Bell, Walter Dannison, Leroy Elie, and John Berry. The quartet documented several singles which …

Listeners who all hear trumpeter Chester Boone blasting away in the raucous, sometimes raunchy framework from the Louis Jordan or Sammy Cost rings might find it all hard to trust that the roots of Boone’s music were in his Weekend school class in the home in Houston. This gig resulted …