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Bands Over The Years
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Free Spirit
Circa 1980-1981
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Free Spirit has been
on the music scene since the 1970s playing good old fashioned rock ´n´
roll. The group made it to the big time in 1975 playing on CBS´ "Stars
of Tomorrow" show. I was fortunate enough to cross paths
with the originator of the band Jim Wirth somewhere around 1979. I
would have been 16 at the time, as I graduated in 1981.
We played mostly weddings and private parties and always had a good
time! Jim was nice enough to forward me some video that features:
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Jim Wirth -
Lead Vocals / Guitar
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John Morgan - Bass / Vocals
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Scott Marion - Drums / Vocals
Jim and Free Spirit
continue to play shows today. You can learn more by visiting
www.JimWirth.com
and www.TheFreeSpiritBand.com
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Backwoods Band
Circa 1982 |
Playing "Modern" and Traditional country favorites, this
band had strong vocal ability. While mainly a cover band, the band
spent time laying down tracks to several original tunes, which were
featured on local AM/FM radio. The lineup shown included:
There were other variations on this group that included
keyboards, second guitar, or Acoustic Front Man.
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Jam Transfer
Circa 1989 thru 1991 |
Jam Transfer was my first rock band playing
cover songs
from Zeppelin, Deep Purple,
and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Over time, we
blended Top 40 rock with our arsenal of
Classic Rock favorites and
played
mainly in SE Michigan.
Each of us took our turns singing and all of
us learned a lot about
working together
and playing together.
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Triple
Threat
Circa 1991 thru 1995
Break Free
Out of Time
Rebel Soul |
Triple Threat, featuring the same lineup as above, added a
Front man to handle the lead vocals, allowing the band to concentrate on
their instruments, provide strong backup vocals, and entertain. In
90' and 91', Triple Threat competed in the Ted Nugent WhipLash Bash
contest sponsored by WRIF-FM
and reached the finals in 92'. They also placed first as Best Up &
Coming band in a live competition in Toledo, Ohio sponsored by
WIOT-FM
that same year.
Triple Threat released an original compilation called
"We Ain't Here To Dance" in the fall
of 1992, getting local airplay, which provided the opportunity to open
for national acts in the process.
See "Triple Threat" live on YouTube
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3 Legged Dog
Circa 2004 thru 2007
Visit The Archived
Website of
"3 Legged Dog"
2008 - See My
Current Band
Drivin' Wheel |
Kind of like "Jam Transfer" reunites, but with
a new name. This project actually started out with
5 guys...Mike on guitar and Ken Stewart from Triple Threat on vocals.
After a few months and few gigs, we just got comfortable doing the
power trio music again.
This iteration of the band focused on the "Blues Rooted
Rock" artists like Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, and Robin Trower.
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