Sundowners

Aus Massachusetts Teen Beat In The 1960s

Group from Melrose that was active at least in 1966 and 1967.

Members

  • George Dooley (d)
  • Jeanne DeMarco (org)
  • Bob Dennen (v)
  • Dan Coughlan (b)
  • Leo McGillvray (g)

Appearances

  • BotB Melrose, Memorial Hall, December 27, 1966
  • Melrose, Canteen, very early January 1967
  • BotB Melrose, Downtown, January 6, 1967 (four groups)
  • BotB Melrose. Memorial Hall, February 21, 1967
  • BotB Melrose, Downtown, April 21 (?) 1967. Ranked 3rd (five groups)
  • Melrose, Downtown, May 26, 1967
  • Melrose, Downtown, June 2 (?), 1967
  • Melrose, Downtown, October 13, 1967
  • Melrose, Canteen, October 20, 1967
  • Melrose, Downtown, December 8, 1967

Info

  • A mid-June 1967 article mentions that they had "lost some of their members"
  • McGillvray, Coughlan and Dennen joined The Bred in 1968 or 1969.
  • Dooley played in the Suns, in Psychedelic Phenomenons in 1967 and would join Sidewalk College in 1968.
  • The Sundowners broke up in October or November 1967. There was a "rebirth" reported as The Twisted Flame with Dooley in charge in November 1967. Still, as of December 1967, they were still playing shows.

Media

Sundowners 1967
DeMarco 1969
McGillvray 1969
Dennen 1969
Coughlan 1969
Dooley 1967
Sundowners 1967