Biography

Turquoise
Members: Bruce Barlow, Steven Smith (5)
Bruce Barlow: bassDan Gustafson: drums
Nick Hoffman: guitar (replaces Steve Smith
Bill Payne: keyboards (replaced Luther Tatum)
Tim Pearson: lead vocals
Steve "Buddy" Smith: guitar
Luther Tatum: keyboards
Originally known as Captain Speed, a later version of Turquoise featured keyboard player Bill Payne, who later went on be a founding member of Little Feat.
Their single, Hello Bill, was a big hit, locally. Managed by Tri-counties concert promoter Jim Salzer, the band had a lot of potential, but they broke up before just before their big break. Bruce Barlow went on to play with Commander Cody.