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Jun 28, 2020 · "Send Us Your Songs" #11, With Rich Fifield (But PLEASE don't send songs! The show is long gone.) breeenan. 963 subscribers. Subscribed. 227 views 3 years ago. But please DON'T send us any...
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The Astronauts were an American rock band, who had a minor hit in 1963 with "Baja" and remained successful for several years, especially in Japan. They have been described as being, "along with... (the) Trashmen, the premier landlocked Midwestern surf group of the '60s." [1] For most of their career, the band members were Rich Fifield, Jon ...
Nov 26, 2021 · Rich Fifield of the Astronauts has passed. Bob Dalley reported yesterday that we lost one of the greats. Anyone who plays or enjoys Surf owes a debt of gratitude to Rich Fifield. For a few years his band burned white hot, and released genre defining recordings.
So even though the landlocked group had never played surf music (or even surfed, for that matter), the classic Astronauts lineup—Rich Fifield, Dennis Lindsey and Bob Demmon on guitars, Jon Storm Patterson on bass and drummer Jim Gallagher—ended up with a long-term recording contract.
Nov 27, 2021 · November 27, 2021 ·. R.I.P. guitarist Rich Fifield and drummer Jim Gallagher of the Astronauts, who passed away on November 18 and 20, respectively. Their great musical legacy lives on—Colorado Music Experience celebrates the Astronauts’ story through a mini-documentary video, an interview-based profile and a podcast interview with Gallagher.
The classic Astronauts lineup—Rich Fifield (the only member who hadn’t graduated from Boulder High), Dennis Lindsey and Bob Demmon on guitars, Jon Storm Patterson on bass and drummer Jim Gallagher—played rock ‘n’ roll and R&B hits of the day to pre-hippie crowds around the University of Colorado campus circa 1962.
· November 27, 2021 ·. R.I.P. guitarist Rich Fifield and drummer Jim Gallagher of the Astronauts, who passed away on November 18 and 20, respectively. Their great musical legacy lives on—Colorado Music Experience celebrates the Astronauts’ story through a mini-documentary video, an interview-based profile and a podcast interview with Gallagher.
