Don't know about that. I'd love to see The Senders make it to fifty years. |
Gotta remember this was back at a time when you could rent a huge legion hall for about 10 bucks a night. They'd rent it to ya for 5 bucks if you were willing to clean up after you were done. |
I know this was obviously before your time but, way back when, recordings were done on these things called vinyl records. We, in the industry, use to call these recordings '45's'. |
I was ready to get back into music and classic rock and roll was then making a big comeback. It was perfect timing. I felt rejuvenated. |
If it wasn't for Ricky Nelson, I wouldn't be doing what I do today. |
We actually started in 1962 under the name 'Johnny and the Sting Rays'. It was me on guitar, Bob Thomsen on bass; Oral Van Sickle on drums, and my sister Colleen on the organ. |