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Your Guide to Musicians of the Great Pacific Northwest
from 1954 to 1979 and their bands from 1980 to Present





Welcome to Pacific Northwest Bands

Here you will find a collection of over TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED Pacific Northwest bands that existed between 1954 and 1979.  There are also NW bands from 1980 to present that had or have as its members, musicians and vocalists who had their early music roots thoroughly entrenched in the early days of Pacific Northwest music from 1954 to 1979.

This site was created through the collective efforts of the Northwest musicians, their friends and fans.



What Some Said About PNW Bands

This site is one of the best things to have happened to Northwest musicians; it salutes them all for helping to create the unique NW spin on Rock and Roll, Country, Blues, and jazz that we have enjoyed for the last 50 years.  Thank you!!
    Phil Mitchell, The CherChers &  Red Thelin's  Country Starlighters


WOW!! What a place! PNW Bands is like a book you can’t put down, especially for those of us fortunate to have been part of the “Garage Band” phenomenon of the early 60s.
     Rob Selzler, The Crystals

I love pnwbands.com!  I've been there a few times, and I always spend at least an hour looking up old friends and/or bands I used to go see back in the day.
    Steve Sharp, Ozone, Bullfrog and Vortex

WOW! I don't know how long your website has been up but I just found it and went crazy seeing and listening to it.  I was born and raised in Aberdeen and attended every dance I could. 
The memories are flooding my brain with all the good times I had with a bunch of good friends. 
Thank you very much.
    Richard Rossavik


I saw John Kennedy at our 40th high school reunion this summer.  I told him about the website.  I also saw Randy Johnson who was one our guitarist for a short time.  He is making a living as a musician.  I also got together with Rowland Brasch and Brian Williamson and we had a good visit over brunch.  Again I want to thank you for providing the venue that allowed us all to get back in touch.  It is a great thing you have done.
    George Bryant, Brutus & the Bullies

Yes, because of PNWBands.com, there have been hundreds and hundreds of buddies reconnecting and feeling the friendships stored forever in the deepest chambers of our hearts...otherwise known as "old tickers". 

You were so supportive of "The Burnaby Bands and Friends Reunion" in 2007.  This event was most successful, leading to a great 2008 event as well.   You are VERY  much appreciated. 
     Barry Walker,  Northwest Company 1967-69. 


Thanks to PNW Bands, Lightyears was picked up and signed to a small record company, Retrospect Records, that reissusses albums from the "80's.    They remastered our original tapes and are now selling the CDs worldwide.  Who would have thought?

Thanks again, this would have probably never happened without you.
    Dennis Coile, Lightyears 1980 - 1985



I don't know what it is with us old guys, but we are all having so much fun, and it is so nice to see a great band from the 60's like the "Accents" get back in the fold.   PNW Bands has a lot to do with it, and we can't thank you enough.
   Gerry Berg, Roger Jerome & The Casuals, Yeoman, RusHHour, Young & The Restless, 


Thank you for everything. Long lost friends have contacted me through your site and it's been wonderful. 
   Dave Nelson, Applejack  1970 - 1976


Tim from Sundazed here. You have a a really cool site! 
   Tim Livingston, Sundazed Music


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COMING EVENTS


April 30th
The Greg Marshall Band will be playing Danny's pub in Kirkland.  This is a weekly event at Danny's with some of the best local blues bands and on site dance instructors.  It's a great dance event so come on down and join in the fun.  It's Thursday night, so the music starts early at 8:00pm.  We'll have some surprises for you too.
 Danny's Pub
11516 124th Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 889-0127


30 May 

Nine Lives will hold thier second reunion gig at the NVC Foundation, Seattle Buddhist Church



July 11th

Alki Beach---Seattle Seafair kicks off with the
Pirate Landing ashore to the sound of Shelley & The Curves.
Festivities begin at 11:00 AM  at the "Cartoys" Mobile stage across from "Spud's" Fish & Chips. 



July 17th - 19th
Rock Out Camp Out near Eatonville



2 August 2009

Redline will be playing at the Seafair Hydro Races this summer; Aug 2, 2009.



Rock Out Camp Out - July 2009

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The creation of this website was an accident.  What was originally intended to be about one or two dozen band tribute pages added to The Regents of Tacoma website to pay tribute to the bands playing in the Pacific Northwest with the Regents in the early to mid-1960's got a little out of hand.  No sooner would our webmaster (Sam) finish one page, then one or more of the musicians in that band would ask Sam if he would make a page for their other band.  Well, about two thousand band pages later, Sam is still at it making new or updated pages almost daily. If your band is not represented in this collection, it is because you haven't submitted the information, not because Sam "missed" you.

If you had or have a NW band that had members from the early days of Pacific Northwest music (1954 - 1979), or if you have a current NW band and have a member who is listed in one of the bands already on this site and would like to have that band represented here, please contact Sam, our Web Slave

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