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John Anthony
I was the bass guitar player and a singer in the Ravens for about four years. After The Ravens I played in a number of groups over the years. I write and record songs as I find the time and inspiration. John Anthony Original Songs Basket of Deplorables We are Code Talkers Silent Sam Fake News Bull Dog Road Fight for America Advancing Man The Ballad of Barrack Hussein Obama 
Cover songs recorded for fun! 
After The Ravens I was fortunate to have played with many talented musicians in some good bands over the years. Coats City Limits (2015) After a long spell without working in a group I crossed paths with Coats City Limits when they were looking for a bass player and we hooked up. Links to some of the songs from our list are below.
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33 1/3 (1999-2000) This North Carolina band was named after the record speed of a standard LP because everything we did was originally recorded on vinyl! Chris Abernathy - harmonica, vocals Phil Hausman - rhythm guitar Jeff Brown - lead guitar Mike Palmer - drums John Anthony - bass, vocals You Win Again: by Chris Abernathy Money Money Money: by John Anthony
Trilogy (1987) This Connecticut band was mainly a recording band. We got together in a small recording studio built in an old detached garage behind our home. It was a real treat for me, playing in a group with my son Jason on drums. Fred Wurtz - lead guitar, vocals Jason Anthony - drums John Anthony - bass, vocals Sunday Mornin': by Fred Wurtz I like Rock and Roll: by John Anthony
Starfyre (1979-1981) Barry Roma and George D'Aiuto who also played with the Ravens were in this 5-man Connecticut based wedding band. George D'Aiuto - rhythm guitar, vocals Barry Roma - lead guitar, voacals John Burke - keyboards, vocals Mack Henriques 1979-1980 - drums Jay Poitris 1981 - drums John Anthony - bass, vocals You are Winter: by George D'Aiuto Love is the Reason: by John Anthony Just to Let You Know: by Barry Roma Wisdom: by George D'Aiuto True Love: by John Anthony Gimme Your Love: by George D'Aiuto Lonely Days: by The Bee Gees from Starfyre Practise (circa 1980) Gotta Get a Message to You: by The Bee Gees from Starfyre Practise (circa 1980)
JoBar (1981) Barry Roma and I formed a duo called Jobar that played a few gigs in the fall of 1981.
Roadhouse (1978) This band was formed from members of the Ravens II band with Frank Parylak on drums. Neil Ruscoe - keyboards, lead guitar, vocals Barry Roma - lead guitar, vocals Frank Parylak - drums, vocals John Anthony - bass, vocals Special Friend: by Frank Parilak Ain't Gonna Worry: by John Anthony
Savas (1971) I was stationed with the U.S. Air Force near the Amberley RAF base in Ipswich, Australia from December 1969 to December 1971. In my free time I played music and managed to hook up with three great Aussies in a band called Savas. Sammy Vergotis - lead guitar, vocals Brian Ruhl - bass guitar, vocals Gary Brown - drums John Anthony - rhythm guitar, vocals We played a lot of gigs around the nearby port city of Brisbane, including Lennon's Pacesetters Hotel that had served as HQ for General MacArthur during the war in the Pacific. I had a lot fun working with these guys 'down under' which was a great place to be as Americans were warmly welcomed! We were good and because I was a "Yank' as they called Americans we got good visibility and some free Press. Click here to see a few photos of how we looked back then! I had thought often about the guys in the band but never thought any of our paths would cross again. Fortunately surprises never end! 49 years after leaving Australia I got an email from Sammy who somehow found this web site!! I replied right away and then got email from Gary, actually from Denise, Gary's wife who deals with PCs and the like. In catching up on what had happened in all of our lives since 1971 I found out that there was a recording of Savas! Gary wanted to preserve memories of Savas and about a week before I left Australia in December of 1971, Gary recorded us playing on a reel to reel tape recorder in the garage of Sam's parent house where we used to practice. I had totally forgotten about this. I am so glad Gary had the foresight to do this! Many years later, after the CD was invented, Gary wanted to transfer the songs to a CD. A friend of his had the equipment to do it and the CD was made. Through Denise's diligent and tireless efforts a number of songs were uploaded directly from the CD to the web site. She kindly mailed me a copy of the CD from which I was able to get the rest of the songs uploaded. Not by ripping which I could get nowhere with, but by resorting to some engineering tricks which let me do it another way. It is beyond fun to hear the band again after so many many years! |
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