Tag: Rock & Roll Martini Group

Rock & Roll Martini Group Christmas Party

Dave Parker One of the events that all the Rockers (members) of the Rock & Roll Martini Group look forward to each year is the annual Christmas party. Henry and Trish Moore hit it out of the park again this year with a surprise appearance of the Uptown Carolers. Formed in 2012, Uptown Carolers are…

Rock & Roll Martini Group Rocks Santana

Dave Parker It was all martinis on deck as Cassie and Jim Richardson were the House Band (host) for the November get-together of the Rock & Roll Martini Group. Cassie and Jim chose Carlos Santana as the featured artist for the evening. Santana appeared at Woodstock in 1969 and went on to record commercially successful…

Rock & Roll Martini Group Rocks Chicago

Dave Parker The House Band (host) for the October meeting of the Rock & Roll Martini Group was Margot Leurig. Margo chose the classic rock band Chicago as the featured band for the evening. Chicago formed in the City of Chicago in 1967. The group began calling itself Chicago Transit Authority (after the city’s mass transit…

Rock & Roll Martini Group Rocks Clapton

Dave Parker The House Band (host) for the August meeting of the Rock & Roll Martini Group was Marti and John Harnly. Marti and John chose Eric Clapton as the music for the evening. Eric Clapton is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful…

Rock & Roll Martini Group Hall of Fame Concert

Dave Parker The House Band (host) for the June meeting of the Rock & Roll Martini Group was Greg and Connie Metzler. Greg and Connie invited Rock & Roll Martini Group Hall of Fame inductees, The Stewart Brothers, to perform on their patio. The Stewart Brothers cranked up the tunes for all the Rockers (members),…

Rock & Roll Martini Group Rocks Bourbon & Blues

Dave Parker The House Band (host) for the May meeting of the Rock & Roll Martini Group was Deb and Larry Nortunen. Deb Nortunen, party planner extraordinaire, planned a Bourbon & Blues Party after their recent Kentucky Bourbon Trail trip. Deb and Larry rolled out bourbon meatballs, honey bourbon chicken, and bourbon baked beans. The…

Rock & Roll Martini Group Christmas Party

Dave Parker If there is one party that the Rock & Roll Martini Group looks forward to, it is the annual Christmas Party. Four years ago, Henry and Trish Moore brought in the Uptown Carolers to the December get-together. Henry and Trish brought them back two more times before they decided to switch off with…

Rock & Roll Martini Group Rocks Motown

Dave Parker The house band (host) for the November meeting of the Rock & Roll Martini Group was Jim and Cassie Richardson. Jim and Cassie picked Motown as the music for the evening. Motown is a pop-influenced style of rhythm and blues associated with the City of Detroit. Martha and the Vandellas, Smokey Robinson, The…

Rock & Roll Martini Group Rocks Halloween

Dave Parker The house band (host) for the October get-together of the Rock & Roll Martini Group was Marti and John Harnly. Marti and John played ghoulish music, and some of the Rockers (members) and guests dressed up for the Halloween event. The martinis for the evening were the “Punkin” and a “Bloody Martin.” John…