Recent content by Roger Baker

Story regarding that summer in Provincetown: As this was during the Vietnam war anyone working in Provincetown that summer had to fingerprinted! We were all concerned about being drafted. One night two state troupers came in the entrance to the club (opposite end from the band stand). They...

Here are two more snap shots showing John on trumpet at the Crown and Anchor in Provincetown, Mass

Talk about groovy uniforms. Here we are c. 1966. I'm on the far left Roger Baker (piano), Mitch Schere (sax), Paul (bass), John (trumpet and bass) and Bat Kaddy (drums).

John in the back on right with trumpet.

I knew and played with John in Boston. This was after Randy. Our band was then called the Pink Panthers. In the band were also drummer "Bat" Kaddy (who still playes drums in Portsmouth, NH) and sax player Jack Schroer whom I believe introduced John to Van. Jack was from Albuquerque where I now...