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Let the Beach Party Summertime Fun Begin!
THE BOB & THE BEACHCOMBERS WING OF THE MUSEUM OF ROCK & ROLL HISTORY
1988 - 1989
Bob & the Beachcombers
| | | The following year, Doug Locken was
replaced by Lee "The Sultan of Surf"
Sherseth on lead guitar, and Sally
Westermeyer left the group, with former "Caretaker"
Lauren McArthur taking her place
behind the drums.Along with Bob and
Dick, they performed at the Minnesota
and Wisconsin State Fairs, street dances and city celebrations throughout the Midwest, corporate events and private parties, and park and recreation concerts in Twin Cities area bandshells and stages. The Minnesota Surf sound was coming into its own, and the
Bob & the Beachcombers "Traveling Beach Party Fun Show" began showing up on numerous locally produced cable TV broadcasts and channels throughout the
metropolitan area. | |
1990
Bob & the Beachcombers
| As the Beachcombers gained more exposure and rose in reputation and stature, other bands took notice and would occasionally offer a Beachcomber player a position with their group. Our friends at the "Rockin' Hollywoods" propositioned so many of Beachcomber players that the band became known as the "Rockin' Hollywoods Farm Club" - the Beachcombers would locate a talented performer, break him in, train him, and turn him into a polished professional entertainer - and then the Hollywoods would make him an offer he couldn't refuse. And so it was that Lauren McArthur left to take a position with the Rockin' Hollywoods (later to be followed by Tom Strohmeyer and Steve Wyss) and was replaced by the amazing Edgar "Malibu"
Murphy on drums and vocals.
Lee Sherseth left to play the blues and seek autographs from willing females with his blue Flair marker in hand,
giving up his job to Bill "Bogus" Quirk, who
joined Bob and Dick in the strongest
Beachcomber lineup yet. New songs, new shows, and new clients made Bob & the Beachcombers one of the busiest bands in the Midwest during this time.
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1990
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