Brenda Bennett ~ ?
Neil
Bettger ~ Saxophone, Vocals
Rick
Booth ~ Bass
'Fast Eddie' Mark Dean ~
Drums
'Teen Angel' Peter Dean
~ Lead Guitar, Vocals
Marc Gawthrop ~ ?
Harry
Kalensky ~ Bass
'Tiny' Gary MacArthur ~
Vocals
Willie
MacCalder ~ Keyboards
Doug Ross ~ Keyboards
John
Thorsberg ~ Guitar, Vocals
Darryl
Webb ~ Saxophone
'Weasel' Ron Winters ~ Saxophone
Crew
Al Binks ~ Roadie
Pat Worsley ~ Roadie
Teen Angel & The Rockin' Rebels were actually fairly well known around Vancouver and played a lot of dances Members included: Harry Kalensky, Brenda Bennett, Marc Gawthrop, Neil Bettger, Mark Dean, John Thorsburg and Gary 'Tiny' MacArthur.Roadies were: Pat Worsley and Al Binks. Willie MacCalder was a member of Teen Angel who left to go to the Powder Blues Band, and Harry Kelensky was also in Trooper.
They had 2 LP's in the late 70's and recently had a reunion.
Jamie Anstey, February 2008
Darryl Webb is the saxophone musician in the above picture and also played on the Greasy Spoon album. I ’m not sure if he recorded more albums but did tour with them several times. He now is living on Vancouver Island and still playing.
Sara Reiser, July 2008
The photos on this page were taken very early on, prior to any popularity whatsoever in the Vancouver area. The popularity of the band itself began in earnest in 1972 and the line-up was as follows:
'Teen Angel' Peter Dean, lead guitar and vocals (founding member)
'Fast Eddie' Paul Dean, drums (brother to Peter)
'Weasel' Ron Winters, saxophone
Doug Ross, keyboards
Harry Kalensky, bass
'Tiny' Gary MacArthur, vocals
The band had three albums released in the period '72-'74, and those albums were/are and released in this order...
1. Teen Angel and the Rockin' Rebels
2. 12" of Teen Angel
3. Greasy Spoon
They were recorded on the now defunct "Hellroaring" label at what is now Mushroom Studios in Vancouver. Occasionally the albums pop up at used record stores but bear in mind, not many were produced in the first place and most were simply given away as a promotion, rather than a revenue gatherer.By early 1974, the core group had disbanded leaving only front man Peter Dean at the helm. Willie Macaulder had replaced Doug Ross on keyboards in 1974. By 1976 it was all over. The popularity of the rock revival music had waned, and core group members had either had real day jobs or went out and got one. Add to that, the core "following" was also growing up. There were no new fans to replace them.
Peter Dean aka Teen Angel, still performs today as a solo act. Over the years he's used a variety of pseudonyms including 'Bob Marlowe' for some strange reason. He will occasionally bill himself as 'Teen Angel' but more often than not, will use his real name, Peter Dean. He now bears a striking resemblance to Kenny Rodgers and incorporates a Kenny Rodgers tribute in his show.
Dave Marskell, Vancouver, B.C., May 2008
Last
Update: 16 August 2008
Credits:
Jamie Anstey, Chandler Keeler, Harry
Kalensky, Susan Hardy, Dave Marskell, Eileen Vassos, Sara Reiser,
Maureen McCall