Skogie (band)

Skogie were a popular original music rock group from Minneapolis in the mid 1970s which evolved from the band Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos.

History

As the Pachucos, a documentary story of the band was produced by and presented on WCCO CBS) 4-TV and a lengthy cover story by music journalist Tom Murtha was published in Insider Magazine. Skogie was manageed by David Zimmerman who then produced their first published record: 'The Butler Did It/I Won't be Pushed Away' (1973 on Mill City Records), which can still be heard occasionally on the radio. Between its recording and its release changed members and changed its name from Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos to 'Skogie'. Skogie then recorded a new album at Sound 80 Recording Studio which was released in 1974. Randy Levy of Schon Productions handled the majority of Skogie's career in Minnesota. The entire band relocated to Hollywood California in 1976. They had continued success (records and videos) undervarious names: The Kats, The Nu Kats, Boy.

Members

*Mark Goldstein: Keyboards, Guitar, Harmonica (November 1972 - February 1978).
*Freddy Moore (Rick 'Skogie' Moore): Composer, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Drums (November 1972 - February 1978).
*Al Galles: Drums, Piano, Vocals (November 1972 - February 1978).
*Dennis Peterson: Bass, Guitar, Vocals (November 1972 - February 1978).
*Bobbyzio Moore (Robert Moore): Tenor Sax, Percussion (September 1975 - February 1978).

Discography

*The Butler Did It - Mill City Records (1973) Produced at Sound 80 Recording Studio by David Zimmerman (Note: This was recorded by Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos but released by Skogie)
*There's A String Attached... - General Records (1974) Recorded by Scott Rivard at Sound 80 Recording Studio.

Audio

Related Web sites

[http://www.demophonic.com/SkogieHomePage.html Skogie]

Related groups

*Curtiss A
*Suicide Commandos
*Flamingo
*The Prodigy
*Kevin Odegard
*The Robert Moore Group
* [http://www.demophonic.com/SkogieAndTheFlamingPachucosV5HomePage.html Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos]
* [http://www.demophonic.com/TheKatsV3HomePage.html The Kats]
* [http://www.demophonic.com/NuKatsHomePage.html The Nu Kats]
* [http://www.demophonic.com/BoyV2HomePage.html Boy]
* [http://www.demophonic.com/TheKatClubHomePage.html The Kat Club]