Roger Allen Clark - Drums
Roger is a Chattanooga, Tennessee native and formative member of the elite Muscle Shoals, Alabama studio musicians. Roger played drums on "The Barbecue Of DeVille " and toured throughout 1972 with the Hoodoos. Roger's Discography since includes over 30 Gold and Platinum recordings. Touring drummer for: Steve Miller Band, Hank Williams, Jr., Andy Williams, Jim Stafford ,Tonight Show with Johnny Carson appearances with Tom Jones, Andy Williams and Jim Stafford. Roger is currently recording and touring with Travis Wammack.
Jerome Kimsey - Drums
Jerome was the drummer on "What The Kids Want" and toured during 1973-1974 with the Hoodoos. He has played with T-Bone Walker, Del Shannon, the Resistors, and Roy Rogers; toured with Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Debbie Davies; and recorded on the Pointer Sisters' first album, "Wang Dang Doodle", and on many of Sam Taylor's hits. For most of the 90's, he was with Sam Taylor's band, including European tours and their 1995 Arizona Blues Showdown win and subsequent International Blues Competition runner-up award in Memphis. He is always in demand for studio recording, and currently plays with Shane Dwight.
Jerome was the drummer on "What The Kids Want" and toured during 1973-1974 with the Hoodoos. He has played with T-Bone Walker, Del Shannon, the Resistors, and Roy Rogers; toured with Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Debbie Davies; and recorded on the Pointer Sisters' first album, "Wang Dang Doodle", and on many of Sam Taylor's hits. For most of the 90's, he was with Sam Taylor's band, including European tours and their 1995 Arizona Blues Showdown win and subsequent International Blues Competition runner-up award in Memphis. He is always in demand for studio recording, and currently plays with Shane Dwight.
Keith Knudsen (1948-2005) - Drums
Keith came to California from Iowa with the Blind Joe Mendlebaum Blues Band and later played with Lee Michaels. He played with the HRD from late 1972 until mid 1973. Keith never did any formal recording with the Hoodoos, but recorded a Live Texas Special on KSAN-FM in San Francisco with the HRD and Johnny Winter. Keith then joined the Doobie Brothers and did a great deal of top-notch session work for Carly Simon, Emmylou Harris, and later was a member of another very successful band, Southern Pacific.
Keith came to California from Iowa with the Blind Joe Mendlebaum Blues Band and later played with Lee Michaels. He played with the HRD from late 1972 until mid 1973. Keith never did any formal recording with the Hoodoos, but recorded a Live Texas Special on KSAN-FM in San Francisco with the HRD and Johnny Winter. Keith then joined the Doobie Brothers and did a great deal of top-notch session work for Carly Simon, Emmylou Harris, and later was a member of another very successful band, Southern Pacific.
Roger Stanton - Bass
Roger toured with the HRD in 1973 -1974 throughout the South, SouthWest, the West Coast, and Northwest of the US. Roger also played with the Quicksilver Messenger Service
Maurice "Mac" Cridlin - Bass
Anyone that's played with Mac knows he's the groove master. Mac has played with Glen Campbell, Patti LaBelle, John Lee Hooker, Sylvester, Elvin Bishop, The Dillards, Pete Sears, The Durocs, Country Joe McDonald, Stephen Bishop, Soundtrack "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", and currently playing with Bill Kirchen, the "Titan Of The Telecaster".
Scott Mathews - Drums
Scott recorded and toured with the HRD from 1976-1978 , playing on "Safe In Their Homes". Scott has produced and recorded with : The Beach Boys, The Blind Boys of Alabama, David Bowie, Zac Brown, Jimmy Buffett, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Glen Campbell, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Ry Cooder, Robert Cray, Dick Dale, Dave Edmunds, Roky Erickson, Jefferson Starship, Jerry Garcia, Billy Gibbons, Sammy Hagar, Herbie Hancock, John Hiatt, John Lee Hooker, Etta James, Mick Jagger, Booker T. Jones, Patti Labelle, Huey Lewis, Nick Lowe, Taj Mahal, The Mamas & Papas, Steve Miller, Eddie Money, Van Morrison, Aaron Neville, Roy Orbison, Van Dyke Parks, Steve Perry, The Pointer Sisters, Bonnie Raitt, Joey Ramone, Keith Richards, Todd Rundgren, Carlos Santana, Joe Satriani, Boz Scaggs, Ringo Starr, Barbra Streisand, Allen Toussaint, Trip Shakespeare (Semisonic), The Tubes, Joe Walsh, Robin Williams, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson, Bobby Womack, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Dwight Yoakam, and Neil Young.
Pullman - Bon Vivant and Raconteur
A truly mysterious man who was the inspiration for all of the early Hoodoo Rhythm Devils music. He wandered into the studio one day and his presence was so mind boggling, that he was immediately made a partner in the original production team. Somewhere around the start of the recording of "The BBQ Of DeVille" album though, he disappeared as fast as he arrived, and hasn't been seen since.
Link Wray - Lead Guitar on "Safecracker" (Safe In Their Homes)
In his 1958 instrumental hit "Rumble," Wray invented the power chord, the basis of modern rock guitar-playing from thrash to heavy metal. Joe & Glenn played on Link's "Rumble 1975" recording. and invited him to play on "Safecracker".
David Rubinson - Producer of "The BBQ Of DeVille" and "What The Kids Want".
Though he's been long retired from the music industry proper, most Bay Area engineers who came of age in the '70s credit David Rubinson with teaching them how records are made. Herbie Hancock, the Pointer Sisters, Santana, Janis Joplin, Moby Grape, Jefferson Airplane, Taj Mahal — his legacy will never end. David founded the Automatt and was the music producer for Apocalypse Now?
Fred Catero - Producer and Recording Engineer Extraordinaire
In the mid-'60s, engineer Fred Catero was living a comfortable life at CBS/Columbia in New York. He had just built his “round” dream house in Long Island and had lived there two months when his colleague at CBS, Roy Halee, called from San Francisco and asked him to come take a look at what they were setting up there. Fred headed West and never looked back, walking right into the heart of the San Francisco sound, 1960s-style. Janis Joplin, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Phoebe Snow, Chicago, Blood, Sweat & Tears, the Hoodoo Rhythm Devils, the Pointer Sisters — and he mentored a legion of engineers at the Automatt, who have all gone on to remarkable careers. He has no cellphone, no Internet service, but today, Fred is busy cleaning up his massive personal collection of radio programs in Pro Tools, using the Waves Restoration bundle and playing back from an iPod. We salute Fred — there at the birth of modern recording and still learning today. Our hero.
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Bob Simmons - Producer, legendary d j , videographer, noted voice-over artist , and rebel.
Bob was a producer on "Safe In Their Homes". He often muses about "Life after KSAN"? Bob did two years of producing the Fat Fry for KFAT in Gilroy, KJAZ in SF, and KKSN in Portland. In the mid 80's Bob moved back to Texas. Worked on some media projects, got involved in the oil trade briefly, and then built a couple of small radio stations. Wound up working in academe at the University of Texas for about 7 years and finally became a dad. In '98 and moved to Costa Rica for three years where he was in the internet service biz. Bob is currently commuting between San Rafael,CA and Austin, TX. thinking about getting on a Bob was a producer on "Safe In Their Homes". He often muses about "Life after KSAN"? Bob did two years of producing the Fat Fry for KFAT in Gilroy, KJAZ in SF, and KKSN in Portland. In the mid 80's Bob moved back to Texas. Worked on some media projects, got involved in the oil trade briefly, and then built a couple of small radio stations. Wound up working in academe at the University of Texas for about 7 years and finally became a dad. In '98 and moved to Costa Rica for three years where he was in the internet service biz. Bob is currently commuting between San Rafael,CA and Austin, TX. thinking about getting on a boat and sailing off into the sunset as soon as he finds that female vocalist.oat and sailing off into the sunset as soon as he finds that female vocalist.
Tom Doyle (L) and Greg Schafer (R) aka Gig Sortafro "The Ambassador"- Road Crew 1972-1973
Greg and Tom were the Mentors Of Madness on the road. Seen here having a refreshing Regal Select Beer after a hard day delivering the HRD's gear to the gig through historic snow storms in Buffalo,NY with Chuck Berry and Savoy Brown. They packed up afterwards going to Valley Forge , PA, where the airlines promptly sent the gear to Boston by mistake. The HRD equipment truck in New York City had been used to haul freshly butchered meat to Chinese restaurants until the day they got it to play at Max's Kansas City. That made the load-in pretty impressive.
Dave Lown (1950-2008) - Road Manager
Dave was famous for his smooth wit and diplomatic way of getting the band exactly what they needed while making the promoters think it was their own idea. One night the band made a whopping $50 and Dave delivered it to management company all in pennies. Dave was the original American Picker and led the band in finding all the best Goodwills and second hand stores all over the USA. He also worked as a stage manager for Santana, Devo, Yellow Magic Orchestra, and Kitaro. A real prince.
Wade "Ten-A-C- Slatton - Road Manager 1971-1972
Ten-A-C started off his career with Steve Miller, who gave him his nickname, and he has been with Brooks & Dunn since 1992. He's served as a concert video manager for Media Visions (MV2) in Nashville, TN. Slatton has worked with Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Wynnona Judd, Dolly Parton, Shooter Jennings, the CMA Awards Shows , and most of the major acts in Country Music.
John "Kellogs" Kalinowski (1946-2013) - Road Manager 1972-1973
Kellogs was a part of Mad Dogs & Englishmen with Leon Russell and worked for Procol Harum in the late '60s and early '70s. He was the road manager for the 1972 HRD tour, and like Pullman, disappeared when we went to Canada. Kellogs went on to manage Madness, Procol Harum, Nick Lowe, Leon Russell, Joe Cocker and to have a successful merchandising company in the UK, Fezborough Ltd. Truly one of the great characters of all time.
Lee Humphries
Lee was in the Coast Guard with Joe Crane and played bass with Joe at all the USO and Officer's Club gigs. Lee took lessons from John Rewind at Roger Calkin's Music in San Francisco and is the man solely responsible, no matter what anyone else claims, for getting Joe Crane and John Rewind together to start the Hoodoo Rhythm Devils. He worked with the band for awhile around San Francisco until they went on the road. Thank you Lee!
Lee was in the Coast Guard with Joe Crane and played bass with Joe at all the USO and Officer's Club gigs. Lee took lessons from John Rewind at Roger Calkin's Music in San Francisco and is the man solely responsible, no matter what anyone else claims, for getting Joe Crane and John Rewind together to start the Hoodoo Rhythm Devils. He worked with the band for awhile around San Francisco until they went on the road. Thank you Lee!
