I freaked out when I first saw the Sound Farm label. I hadn’t seen it since 1969. I lived in Columbia, Missouri from 1967-1970, my name is Sonny Smith, I was the drummer in a different band called “Crystal Clear” & we were friends with the Sound Farm, we’d borrow amps from each other when we had gigs. & Smokey ( Michael Cochran) helped us record a demo out at the Sound Farm, which was a real place by the way. They changed personnel later by adding David “Bean” Walter on keyboards & vocals, & Glen “Bummer the Drummer” Ward on drums. But when I was friends with them, the line-up was… John Slezinger, Bass guitar, vocals. Heidi Upton, organ,piano,vocals. Michael “Smokey” Cochran, Lead, Rhythm, Bass guitars, vocals. Ken (Wikowski) Shepard, Lead, Rhythm,Bass guitars, vocals. Jim “Bozo” Taylor, Drums, Vocals. Guy Wayne Bottom, Percussion, Vocals. I once followed them to St. Louis,Mo where they opened for the Albert King blues band. And I went down to Springfield, Missouri to see them at the new Bijou Theatre later in their career. But the best I ever saw them was when they put on a show at the Hall theatre on 9th street in Columbia,MO in 1968, I was upstairs in the booth working the stage lights, it was a hell of a show. They were popular & well liked around mid-Missouri, I worked at the Ivanhoe restaurant in Columbia at the time, and they hung out there and played there sometimes. I was proud to know them as close friends, they were more experienced than the band I was in, but they helped us out when ever they could, they even sold us their old PA system. I heard Kenny Shepard has passed away, (he owned Crazy Music shop/store) & Michael Cochran is still playing music (Monday in the ozarks) but I’ve never heard anything about the rest of the band because I moved from Columbia decades ago. Me & John Slezinger the bass player were close friends, I’d really like to know what happened to him, if anybody has any information about John, (or the rest of the band members) please let me know. John gave me my copy of this tape recording, I played it so much that the tape wore out, I had to get another copy from him. Thank you for taking me down memory lane. By Sonny Smith (Crystal Clear)
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ResponderEliminarI freaked out when I first saw the Sound Farm label. I hadn’t seen it since 1969. I lived in Columbia, Missouri from 1967-1970, my name is Sonny Smith, I was the drummer in a different band called “Crystal Clear” & we were friends with the Sound Farm, we’d borrow amps from each other when we had gigs. & Smokey ( Michael Cochran) helped us record a demo out at the Sound Farm, which was a real place by the way. They changed personnel later by adding David “Bean” Walter on keyboards & vocals, & Glen “Bummer the Drummer” Ward on drums. But when I was friends with them, the line-up was… John Slezinger, Bass guitar, vocals. Heidi Upton, organ,piano,vocals. Michael “Smokey” Cochran, Lead, Rhythm, Bass guitars, vocals. Ken (Wikowski) Shepard, Lead, Rhythm,Bass guitars, vocals. Jim “Bozo” Taylor, Drums, Vocals. Guy Wayne Bottom, Percussion, Vocals. I once followed them to St. Louis,Mo where they opened for the Albert King blues band. And I went down to Springfield, Missouri to see them at the new Bijou Theatre later in their career. But the best I ever saw them was when they put on a show at the Hall theatre on 9th street in Columbia,MO in 1968, I was upstairs in the booth working the stage lights, it was a hell of a show. They were popular & well liked around mid-Missouri, I worked at the Ivanhoe restaurant in Columbia at the time, and they hung out there and played there sometimes. I was proud to know them as close friends, they were more experienced than the band I was in, but they helped us out when ever they could, they even sold us their old PA system. I heard Kenny Shepard has passed away, (he owned Crazy Music shop/store) & Michael Cochran is still playing music (Monday in the ozarks) but I’ve never heard anything about the rest of the band because I moved from Columbia decades ago. Me & John Slezinger the bass player were close friends, I’d really like to know what happened to him, if anybody has any information about John, (or the rest of the band members) please let me know. John gave me my copy of this tape recording, I played it so much that the tape wore out, I had to get another copy from him. Thank you for taking me down memory lane. By Sonny Smith (Crystal Clear)