Biography
The Night Beats
Members: Raymond Ojeda (2)
Early rock & roll band from Waukesha WI started in 1957 and still performing today, now as El Rey and The Night Beats.Musicians included:
Original 1957 lineup
El Rey Ojeda - Sax
Rusty Bartelamas - Lead Guitar
Ron Kurtz - Rhythm Guitar
Tom Montez - Drums
Ace Rudan - Bass
Dick Whitstone - Vocals
Additions 1960-1970
Skip Rhode - Bass (1963)
Jack Stafenbeil - Drums (1962)
Terry Thuemling - Rhythm Guitar (1960)
Gene Schiller - Bass (1967)
B.J. Gebhardt - Bass (1968)
Rudy Petrovsky - Bass
Mike Price - Drums (1971)
Ron Moen - Bass (1973)
1980's members included:
Steve Gunther - Lead Guitar
Bill Block - Bass
Mike Moretti - Drums
Pete Llanas - Guitar.
Bill Akin
Dan Hansen
John Fredricks
Jeff Loss
1990's menmber included:
Jim Cappozzo - Trumpet
Frank Reda - Trumpet
Dennis Stevens - Bass
J.P. Slater - Drums
Pete Llanas - Guitar
Steve Gunther - Guitar
Larry Price
Al Nettesheim
Andy Congemi
Chuck Theama
Hans Reuters
Tim Dotson
Rocky-Rico-Rotscha
Current 2009 line up:
El Rey Ojeda
Duffy Wage
BJ Gebhardt
Gene Schiller
Terry Thuemling
Rich Gonia
Ray VonGunten
Jim Capozzo