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The Bands at Riverfest

Listing of those performing

over the 25 years of Riverfest

[Compiled by Tom Schultz]

1987 Skyrock, The Booze Brothers, Cheney and Mills, Gerard, Shirley Alston Reeves, The Association, Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Exile.

1988 The Classics, The Booze Brothers Revue, Four Guys Standing Around Singing, Oceans, The Big Guitars from Memphis, Juice Newton, Woody Herman’s Thundering Mauve Decade, Three Dog Night.

1989 Sweet Cheeks, The Grass Roots, Beat Crazee, Gerard, Dick Jurgens Orchestra, The Bings, Michael Martin Murphey, Basin Street Salon Band, 2 Ton Baker Band; Blood, Sweat and Tears.

1990 The Jukebox Heroes, The Guess Who, Java, The Cheeters, Jan Garber Orchestra, Ronnie Garrett and Drive South, The Bellamy Brothers, North Water Street Tavern Band, Molly and the Heymakers, Peter Noone.

1991 Five Guys with Day Jobs, Mark Farner, The Unexpected, Rocket 88, Dorf Kapella Band, The Soda Jerks, Dalton, The Rounders, The Launder Sisters Band, Three Dog Night.

1992 Ar Stevens and the Rockin’ Ricochettes, Bobby Vee, The O’Bros, Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings, Air Command Orchestra, Gary Cross and Cedar Creek, Desert Rose Band, Lisa Edgar and the Original Drifters; Patrick, Sarkis and Gerard America.

1993 The Jukebox Heroes, Dr. Hook featuring Ray Sawyer, D.S. Jukin’, Kansas, Bill Sargent, Hat Trick, Mike Miller and the Piles of Rhythm, Riverboat Rascals, Ronnie Nyles Band, Pirates of the Mississippi.

1994 Passing Strangers, Survivor, The Shakers, The Turtles, Guy Lombardo’s Royal Canadians, The Ricochets, Dan Seals, Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters, Rhythm Method, Starship.

1995 Plumb Loco, Poco, Suburban Gypsies, Electric Light Orchestra, Jan Garber Orchestra, Jeanne Tooley and Nightshade, Ricky Lynn Gregg, Herb Reed and the Platters, Happy Schnapps Combo, Bowzer and the Stingrays.

1996 Road Trip, WAR, Out of the Woods, Little River Band, Dick Jurgens Orchestra, Mark Pannier and the BB’s, Booze Brothers, Jon Washington and the Fortunes, The Orphans, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

1997 Jamie Jess, ORR, ODE-TAPO-IMI, Piper Road String Band, Marty Stuart, die Friestadt Alte Kameraden, Heartache Tonight, Firefall, The Crystals, The Diamonds, The Convertibles, The Shirelles.

1998 Teddy and the Ruffriders, Mark Lindsay, Mama Digdown¹s Brass Junction, The Bandits, Lonestar, Guy Lombardo¹s Royal Canadians, Big Mouth and the Power Tool Horns, The Love Monkeys, ODE-TAPO-IMI, The Toys, Loverboy.

1999 Bad Boy, Kansas, Hurricane Gumbo, T&T Austin, Gary Lewis and the Playboys with Jonny Tillotson and Tommy Roe, Russ Morgan Orchestra, The Van Eskes, Buckinghams, Jump City, The Outfield, The Love Monkeys.

2000 Hillbilly Voodoo Dolls, Eddie Money, Madison County, The Juleps, The Bellamy Brothers, Jan Garber Orchestra, kb’s midlifecrisis, Rare Earth, Freddy Connon/Cocktail Stevie, Daryl Stuermer, Sonia Dada.

2001 Cherry Pie, Blue Oyster Cult, Chris Plata, John Anderson, New South Rampart Street Paraders, The Van Eskes, Rare Earth, The Britins, The Nelsons Garden Party.

2002 Madison County, Confederate Railroad, The Ides of March, The New Rascals, Nick Contorno’s Big Top Brass, The Pipe Circus, Light Up (the music of Styx), The Tempters, Those Darn Accordions, The FIXX.

2003 Buzz Toys, 38 Special, Big Daddy and the Soul Injectors, Three Dog Night, Jan Garber Orchestra, Punto De Vista Latin Orchestra, The Bottomline, Lettermen, Streetlife, The Spin Doctors.

2004 The Orphans, Gin Blossoms, Denny Dean and the Cadillac Cowboyz, Johnny Wad, Paul Revere and the Raiders, All-Star Superband, Identity Crisis, Elevation, The Diamonds, Creole Stomp, Spin Doctors.

2005 Kerry McConaway and the Element, Blackhawk, Sociables, Foghat, In the Mood, The Van Eske Band, The Love Monkeys, The Gomers, Herman’s Hermits featuring Peter Noone.

2006 Copper Box, Little Texas, Something to Do, The Gufs, Better Than Ezra, Watertown Municipal Band, Daryl Stuermer, Separate Ways, Bazooka Joe, Family Stone Experience.

2007 Geoff Landon and the Wolfpack, Trick Pony, Bourbon Street Stompers, Paul Filipowicz Blues Band, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Ladies Must Sing, Watertown Municipal Band, Twang Dragons, Johnny Wad, The Britins, Better Than Ezra.

2008 Liam Ford and the Band in Black, Restless Heart, Reverend Raven, Dennis DeYoung, House Blend, Hindsight, Aj Vu, Watertown Municipal Band, Pink Houses, Starship featuring Mickey Thomas.

2009 Daryl Stuermer, Think Floyd USA, Madison County, Joe Diffie, Dorf Kapelle, The Tempters, Twang Dragons, Johnny Wad, The Doo-Wop Daddies, Chasin’ Mason, The Marshall Tucker Band.

2010 Chasin¹ Mason, Hotel California, Paul Cebar¹s Tomorrow Sound, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Nick Contorno¹s Big Top Brass, Swing Crew, Madison County, Mark Shurilla and The Greatest Hits, Pat McCurdy, Molly Hatchet.

2011 The Neverly Brothers, Ricky Nelson Remembered featuring Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, The WhiskeyBelles, Cajun Strangers, Sammy Kershaw, Watertown Municipal Band, Something to Do, Gabriel Sanchez: The Prince Experience, Substitute: Tales from The Who, Madison County, Great White.