Other Musical Activities from Dick's Past
Outside the Law: American Roots Music with
Ellis Aycock -- vocals, guitar, harmonica Fred Barbour -- vocals, guitar, mandolin, octave mandolin Deloy Oberlin -- vocals, Dobro, Weissenborn, harmonica, penny whistle Dick Hull -- vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass Joel Keebler -- upright bass Wadny: Southern Rock in the 1970s and 1980s with
Paul Kahanic -- vocals, guitar, percussion Dick Hull -- vocals, lead guitar Don Bizzozero -- vocals, electric bass Larry Osolkowski -- vocals, drums Nancy Osolkowski -- keyboards Three for the Show: Commercial Rock in the 1960s with (at various times)
Sue Brundo -- vocals Dick Hull -- vocals, guitar Mark Pettit -- vocals, electric bass Jean Long -- vocals Al Rizzuto -- drums Buddy Brundo -- electric bass Ron Davis -- Hammond B-3 organ Pete Pieri -- drums Don Bizzozero -- vocals, electric bass Ted Szpara -- drums The Rivermen: Mid-1960s Rock and Roll at the U. of Rochester
Bruce Feldman -- lead vocals, sax Phil Thibodeau -- trumpet Dick Hull -- guitar, bass Mark Suben -- drums Dan Kulick -- keyboard Lee Adrian and the Campus Playboys: Rock and Roll in the early 1060s (U of R)
Lee Adrian Schwartzberg -- lead vocals, trumpet Steve Diamond -- sax Dick Hull -- guitar Ed Johnson -- drums Larry Rappaport -- electric bass Don Bizzozero -- electric bass Bob Holland -- electric bass Mark Suben -- drums The Keynoters: Folk singers from the early 1960s
Mark Pettit -- vocals, guitar Dick Hull -- vocals, guitar, banjo Don Bizzozero -- vocals, guitar Neal Wixson -- vocals Skip Kattman -- vocals ...and later... Sue Caruso -- vocals Marcia Verzarro -- vocals The Vel-Tones: 1950s R&R Vocal (Doo-Wop) Group:
Calvin Briggs
Ernie Vendetti
Neal Davis
Emilio GiandomenicoThe Relatives: 1950s R&R "Girl Group"
Note: The Relatives and the Whisperers backed up popular local
Buffalo DJ Tom Shannon on a promotional recording of
"Honeycomb".The Whisperers: backup group for the Vel-Tones and the Relatives
Dick Hull -- lead guitar Larry Minnard -- rhythm guitar Don Bizzozero -- electric bass John Longo -- sax Tony Finelli -- sax Pete Paonessa -- drums Johnny D and the Kings: 1950s Rock and Roll
"Johnny D" is "Papa" John DeFrancesco, father of jazz organist
Joey DeFrancesco. I played in the group for about a year, way
back in 1958-1959.