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…
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…
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…
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),…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dave Parker The house band (host) for the August meeting of the Rock & Roll Martini Group was Allen and Monica Bishop. Since Allen and Monica have a pool in their backyard, they hold an annual pool party. Well, this year the weather did not cooperate, and instead of a pool party, the group held…
Dave Parker The house band (host) for the Rock & Roll Martini Group for September was Susan Hebert. Susan picked the Zac Brown Band as the featured music for the evening. Zac Brown Band is an American country music band based in Atlanta, Ga., and has had 16 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Song…