Centralia Rollerdrome
Centralia, Washington
Some of the bands that rocked The Rollerdrome during the early years of NW rock and roll were:
The Beachcombers The Beachcombers played there about six times around 1964/65. I remember one gig we did there is December, 1964. It started snowing that afternoon and never stopped. We drove to Centralia in our van, did the setup and sound check.....and waited. I think about 10 kids showed up so the owners cancelled the dance. But we got paid. So we got back in the van and went slippin' and slidin' down the road back to Aberdeen. Ahhh, the good ol' days of Northwest rock n roll!
Jimmy Clanton
The Corvettes
Fats Domino
Duane Eddy
The Hollywood Argyles
Buddy Knox
Lord Dent and the Invaders
The Renegades
The Stingrays
The Ventures
Others?
Stan Foreman, December 2004
The Lewis County band the “Renegades” played many times at the Rollerdrome in the early sixtys. I also remember seeing The Hollywood Argyles there with their hit “Alley Oop”. I remember dances at the Rollerdrome in the late Fiftys with local rock n roller Steve Meridith. I wasn’t old enough to get in, but on a hot summer night they would have a screen door on the side of the building to let in a cool summer evening breeze. As a grade schooler I would sit outside the Rollerdrome and watch the dance, and dig the rock n roll—until ten oclock which was my summertime curfew.
Denny Murray, July 2006
Last
Update: 18 March 2008
Credits:
Steve,
Randy Johnson, Mike Merryman, Stan Foreman,
Denny
Murray, Shirley Ledgerwood