West Michigan Mid-Sixties Bands
I am the son of lead volalist Scott Vanderleest of the 60s band The renegades V im frantacly looking for his work looking for any help i can get. in paticular looking for eather the tape or vinal of raving blue
Posted by: Joshya at October 4, 2004 11:06 PMI have the Renegades IV & V on vinyl. Don't have raving Blue by the Renegades. Mail back and I can put both of these records on tape for you.
Posted by: jim at October 7, 2004 07:39 PMFitz Green, guitarist for The Renegades, is still playing in town with the Moonrays. Fitz teaches guitar out of Rainbow Music. Brian Bracken played the Conn Organ, Craig Menees the five string bass, and Rick Idema the drums. Rick is a pastor and lives in Grand Haven / Spring Lake.
Posted by: Drew at October 15, 2004 05:50 PMI have a copy of "Raving Blue/She's Your Find". It was on Cambridge Records. Charted on WERX's Most Wanted Sound Survey at about 35 for about 4 weeks in August 1966. Old friend of mine Steve McGowan WERX 10am-2pm used to play it alot!!!!!!
As for "Autumn Nights/Greensleeves". Charted on WLAV's Favorite Forty Music Guide at about 15 in October 1963.
I am Joshua's mother, I would love to buy copies of The Renegades music especially Shes your find and Raven Blue
Posted by: Olga Vanderleest at July 28, 2006 03:30 PM