The Blazers Story 1960s Band Blue Ridge Georgia Copperhill Tennessee Canteens

We were hot BEFORE the Beatles came along !

We did everything together,

and practised our brains out !

My dad signed for it, and we bought

an ambulance to haul our equipment

and take trips in !

If you look closely, you can see the VOX

Royal Guardsmen Amps in the window !

Those were the true " Good Ole Days", and there will never be another era like it.

In closing, this time period was almost 40 years ago and
photos are hard to come by. If you happen to be from that
area of the country and remember the Blazers, we're
looking for any old photos and stories you might have to
offer. Please email and let me know what you have, we'd
love to hear from you.

Thanks for allowing firstake recording studio to share
some of the

"REAL GOOD OLE DAYS" with you, and please don't forget
to sign our Guest Book, theres a link on our home ( index )
page !

Danny D.

The third variant of the Blazers produced
our only album project which was financed
by the local Jaycees. I think there were only
1,000 of these printed and they are quite
rare now. This one is still unopened from its
original shrink wrap, and is in MINT
condition, as new.

We played every Saturday night at one the two Teen Canteens in Blue Ridge, Ga., and
CopperHill, Tenn. I might add, we PACKED the place EVERY GIG !

Our biggest event, was opening for PaulRevere and the Raiders and Brian Hyland

in Atlanta at the Merchandise Mart. I know there are photos of that somewhere and,
when and if I locate them, I'll post them here.

There were several variations of the Blazers

and I played in all of them.

The Members were :

First Original Band :

Skip Mckinney - Bass

Johnny McKinney - Guitar

Roger Mull - Drums

Danny Davenport - Guitar

Second Variant :

Danny Davenport - Guitars, Organ, Vocals

Ronnie Thomas - Guitar, Vocals

EddieQueen - Bass, Guitar, Organ, Vocals

Tony Matthews - Bass

Ted Christopher - Drums

Third Variant :

Danny Davenport - Guitar, Organ, Vocals

Eddie Queen - Bass, Guitar, Organ, Vocals

Bobby Ferguson - Bass, Vocals

Larry Patterson - Drums

Danny Postell - Guitar

Did everyone have a band in the 60s?

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The second variant recorded our

very first session in a real studio,

Master Sound Studios in Atlanta,

and came away with two songs:

" Don't Pick on Me" and

" The Way it Was" .

The only copy we had of the session

was in the form of this Acetate with

one song on each side. I Still have

it but age has taken its toll and its

almost unplayable now. Luckily,

I made a cassette copy about 15

years ago and that is still audible.

We've made a VERY limited number of these Digitally Remastered CDs of
the only album project The Blazers ever did. The package is just beautiful
and the sound is better than the vinyl. Its easy to buy one, just hit the
PayPal button and the cost is only $15.00 plus $3.00 shipping and
handeling.

Music is the best way to re-live the past and If you're an old fan or just a
curiosity collector, " Blazers On Fire " is now available for the first time in
over 40 years. These are made by hand, one at a time and can be ordered
now by just hitting the buy it now button.

Re-live the old days with us through this limited time offer. Reserve yours
today. Don't wait, do it now if you want one, it'll take you right back to
Saturday night at the Canteen where you grew up !

Re-Mastered and Re-Membered !!