Michael Burton, Jimmy Curtale, Bill McLean, Conley Day, Michael Scott
Felix Silla
1979
Jimmy Curtale, Michael Burton, Bill McLean, Conley Day, Michael Scott
Felix Silla
1979
Michael Burton, Jimmy Curtale, Bill McLean, Conley Day, Michael Scott
Felix Silla
1979
Gary Popenoe, David McKelvy, Rocky Rotkewicz, Michael Scott
Michael Burton, Kevin Thompson
Note: Rocky was stand-in for Conley Day, who was unavailable for the photo session.
The Original Harmonica Band, a Los Angeles-based group formed in 1976, was featured at two SPAH Conventions (1986 & 1988) during their tenure. Unfortunately, they are no longer together, but they were recognized as one of the top performing/recording groups. Based on the Minevitch/Puleo act, they included a lovely bass harper, Conley Day, who was supreme. Their music and arrangements were nonpareil. The arranging was handled primarily by both Bill McLean and David McKelvy, but all members shared their input. Originally formed with Michael Scott (leader), Michael Burton (chord), Jimmy Curtale (chromatic), Don Powell (chromatic), Conley Day (bass) and Felix Silla (little guy - comedy), they did have some personnel changes over their 14 years of existence. There were three members who remained thruout: Michael Scott, Conley Day and Michael Burton. Later members included Bill McLean (chromatic), Eddie Gordon (chromatic), David McKelvy (chromatic and diatonic), Gary Popenoe (chromatic), Kevin Thompson (comedy) and Joe Gieb (comedy). In addition to playing many of the top rooms in Southern California, The MGM Grand in Reno, and other spots in Las Vegas, the OHB was selected to perform their arrangement of the “Theme From Star Wars” at the Golden Reel Awards Show at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, when the film StarWars was nominated for awards. They were also featured on network TV on the Mike Douglas Show, and on many shows with Monty Hall. OHB soundclips are at: Soundbytes A single CD of both of their albums will soon be available.
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