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musicologicel retrospective, eg,one* backward et 40 odd yeers
of musical perfor mence by those a rtists who have shaped our
city's unique cultural character
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Their voices and
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accompaniment have vibrated through the Cannon Beach a ir ,
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Musical entertainment during the late 4 0 s and e arly 5 0 s
was homespun or church oriented
at several dance venues
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playing his sax at the Bronco Roomafter hayndes. beach boys
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strumming ukeleles around bonfires, church hymns rising on
Sundey morning
More adventurous souls could travel to
country grange halls in tha area participating in 'Swiss
Stomps" or "Swedish Stomps," as they were termed Live bands
performed, alcohol flowed free ly outdoors in parked cars, a fist
and knuckle melee inevitably climaxed the festivities
was the thing
The fight
Music and musicians were an afterthought
Imagine Cannon Beach in lha e a rly 6 0 s
predominantly loggers and retirees
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A sleepy and conservative
village
August afternoon
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Young men dressed in the manner of B ritis h
m einstreet, rapping th e ir exhaust pipes, and evincing a certain
brigandish hauteur
Townspeople were uneasy
Pa, nted boldl y
on the hearse, words shouted "Paul Pevara and tha Raiders'
Adults expressed concern
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The young men
were a band from Idaho, a gyrating 'rock and r o l l ' band
scheduled to perform at The Waves Roller Skating Pink (now
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Redcoats, very long haired, drove an aged hearse down
Rumors flew
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Townsfolk on Hemlock observed a startlin g thing one s till
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Town fathers gathered at
an emergency meeting of the c ity council to protest
A conservative element feared dissolution of community
morals and a backlash of p ro m ix u ity
The Raiders purportedly
followed coastal concerts w ith en 'a fte r Hours' beech shivaree
Rumor mongers described drunken bacchanals (the infamous
Crisco P arties)
naked teenagers and band members slathered
♦ heir bodies w ith Crisco, w rithed and danced as flames licked
the night sky
In a surprise move, the c ity council allowed the concert to
proceed Youth tunneled in from all points June Sweeney sold
hundreds of 'B itty B urgers' for tw e n ty -fiv e cents at her
Peppermint Lounge Raider vocalist Mark Lindsey scaled a
piano and leapt to the rafters of the old ro lle r n n k duri ng a
raucous rendition of 'M idm ghl Hour ' The crowd exploded
Live music had found a home in Cannon Beech Scores of
regional groups trekked to The Waves and the Pypo Club at
Seaside in succeeding years Big George and the Corvettes, The
Kingsmen (o f 'Louie, Lome* fam e ), Qon Gallucci and The
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Goodtimes, Little Al and Ms band
Other establishments served up folk end traditional music
Stewart Dodge, The Lackaff Brothers, and Paul Dueber
performed at S w ig erts Sea Ranch and the M and M Building
B ill’s Tavern had no performances
Music was illegal in public
houses until the mid - 7 0 s
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During the halgcon summers of 6 7 - 6 9 , my Australian
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cohort Tony Knight and I operated The Barn, a building
c u rre n tly undergoing renovation by the Coaster Properties
consortium
We spent our days s u rf lifeguardlng and our
evenings shepherding teen-age rock and roll hounds through
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Young hopefuls would traipse down the beach, guitars in hand,
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loking for an audition at our club and a few nights of glory The
Palace Meat M arket, The Excellent B erries , The Royal Tans and
others rattled the walls w ith guitar blasts and raging drums
Memorable evenings included a session w ith The Mew Tweedy
Bros Vocal and Instrumental Band, recently returned from
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concerts in the S F Bay Area w ith Moby Grape , Captain
Beefheert, and the Grateful Deed Our house band, tha
Washington M erry-G o -R o u n d, featured the oldest liv in g r x k
and ro ll d rum m er, 8 6 -y e e r old Emmett W allace, who appeared
on the T Y program "What s My Lina? * Oh, we had our
brushes w ith greatness, rest assured
Groups worked the Tolovane Inn Restaurant during the ?0's
end 8 0 s The Jo- Matics, Phil N the Blank Spots, Tim B u rr
The Haystack Educational Summer Program brought
musicians of international renown
Byron B arline of the
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D illard s. Hot Rize, Obo Addy, Elie M inette, inventor of the steel
dru m , J e r r y Douglas, dobroist e x tra o rd in a ire , Sally Van
M e ie r, Peter Rowan, Carmen Dragon , and more
The Coaster Theater hosted jazz greats Richie Cole and
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kids, and a m ortgage
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Ramsey Lewis, Mel Brow n,, Carl Sm ith and The natural Gas,
Jim Sm ith and his cornet
C urrent residents and sometime residents of musical
consequence include Nancy end Ann W ilson of the group Heart
andSigne A nderson-Ettlm , e arly vocalist for the Jefferson
Airplane
The tradition continues today Yiaitationa from the Holy
Modal Rounders, Baby Cramps, The Mether B rothers. Jim
Mesi, Lloyd Jones, Jeffrey Fredricks end the Clemtones, the PH
custom designing
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Factor Jug Band, Sidesaddle, A ltam ira, John Doan, Scott Cossu,
the frequently re -u n ited Beerman Creek String Band, The
Hoaerville Rockera, tha Revarand Gary Sm all, tha Bond St
Blues Band, the Mighty Eagles, the Barbecue Orchestra, T e rry
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Robb, T u rtle Yandemerr, the Siegel Bros , Spud and Kid, and
Drs Hulls and K itsky can drive away the low-dog blues from
even the darkest days
Indulge yourself Attend a liv e concert and digest some fresh
sourvb
Fresh music is much tastier than canned
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