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…
Dave Parker The July house band (host) for the Rock & Roll Martini Group was Jimmy and Nancy Burns. Jimmy B. and Nancy picked the perfect summer band in The Beach Boys to feature at the party. Since we were in the middle of summer, Jimmy B. and Nancy rolled out hamburgers, hot dogs, and…
Dave Parker The house band (host) for the May meeting of the Rock & Roll Martini Group was Kari and Al Arco. Al was fortunate to have a chance meeting and conversation with Texas songwriter and singer Clete Bradley. Clete is famous for his song “Hey Beth, This Is Rip.” Clete graciously accepted Al’s invitation…
Dave Parker The House Band (host) for the April meeting of the Rock & Roll Martini Group was Susan and Dave Parker. The featured rock group was the Little Old Band from Texas, ZZ Top. In honor of ZZ Top, good old smoked Texas pulled pork sandwiches were served. Martinis featured for the evening included…
Dave Parker Two years ago, Deb and Larry Nortunen held the March Rock & Roll Martini Group party as the COVID shutdown began. Deb Nortunen used her creativity two years ago and held the first “drive-by” party where Rockers (members) picked up to-go drinks and food. Fast forward to 2022, and Deb and Larry combined…
Dave Parker The House Band (host) for the February meeting of the Rock & Roll Martini Group was Susan and David Parker. Susan and David picked Eric Clapton as the artist for the evening. Eric Clapton, an English rock and roll blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, is widely regarded as one of the most important…
Dave Parker The October House Band (host) for the Rock & Roll Martini Group was Susan Hebert. Susan blew it out of the water with a live performance by Frank Sinatra Junior (Grant Wright). Grant is a junior at Argyle High School and works in the Robson Ranch golf department. Grant rocked songs from Frank…
The Rock & Roll Martini Group kicked off 2018 at the Nortunen house with a salute to the King, Elvis. January 8 was Elvis Presley’s birthday and the group celebrated his special day and all his contributions to the evolution of rock and roll with two martinis; Blue Hawaii and Jailhouse on the Rocks.…