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A115654-1
Date(s)
- 1958-07-16 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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The house is rocking at the Little J.E.M. Club, on Highway 99, to the sounds of the teen band The Bluenotes. The Bluenotes was one of the pioneer rock bands of the area, formed in 1956 when its musicians were just in middle school. The band, in July of 1958, consisted on Buck Ormsby on bass, Lassie Aanes on drums, Bill Engelhart on guitar, Robin Roberts on vocals and Frank Dutra on saxophone. These pioneers of rock started out as a garage band in Tacoma. (Little Bill Engelhart "Next Stop, Bakersfield")
Teenagers; Rock & roll dancing; Rock groups--Tacoma--1950-1960; Little J.E.M. Cafe (Tacoma);