He was also recording singles with New Design, a subsidiary of Columbia Records, BS&T’s label. Fisher, at the time, had a great blues band and was playing at his place in Oklahoma City. Two of the tracks with Doyle on keyboards were recorded by Fisher at Columbia studios, and are on the New Blood album. For one reason or the other, things didn't work out with Bobby, and Fisher was chosen as the new singer. ġ971–1972: Recording in New York When BS&T decided to replace David Clayton Thomas, Bobby Doyle went to New York and spent a few weeks playing and recording with the band. Price also harbored artistic differences with the drummer, which led to Fisher firing the only two horn players left – Price and Fletch Wiley (trumpet), adding a female vocalist, and keeping the drummer who, one month later, joined Sonny & Cher. Post said that they'd hear a band with a lot of horns and a white singer who sounded like Ray Charles and they'd think " Blood, Sweat and Tears." Price then grew discouraged about the band ever making it big, despite the fact that the band had a permanent gig at Jerry's in Dallas. Price disagreed, but Post said that audiences wouldn't understand the subtleties that he was talking about. After hearing the demo, Post said that the group sounded too much like Blood, Sweat and Tears. While we were in Tahoe, Jerry and Price flew to Los Angeles to play their demo for composer and producer Mike Post, whom Fisher had met earlier. The group worked mostly in the Dallas area with occasional trips to Oklahoma (Fisher's home state), and a month in Lake Tahoe. Price arranged most of the music and wrote two songs for Fisher. The band's instrumentation was: guitar (Kenneth Ray "Catfish" Renfro 1948–1976), keyboards, bass, drums (Wilford Dahrell Norris, born 1946), and four horns (trumpet, two tenor saxes and trombone), and Fisher. Price agreed and recruited the players, mostly from North Texas, which included Steve Turré, who played not trombone, but bass. Fisher restored it, named it "Fisher's, and opened it January 8, 1971." In the early 1970s, Fisher approached Earl Lon Price (born 1946), a saxophonist studying at North Texas, about being the musical director of a new band he was putting together in Dallas. Fisher, who had been wanting to have his own club, was able to obtained the lease of Nero's Nook located at 3118 Oak Lawn. Fisher had been performing at Sammy Ventura's, "Gringo's Club Village when a pre-Christmas fire (1970) forced the club to close temporarily close, ending the gig. This 10 piece group opened at the Dunes on Ross ave. The band also performed nightclub circuits in Las Vegas ( Caesars Palace & the Thunderbird), Lake Tahoe ( Harveys), and Oklahoma.ġ970–1971: The Jerry Fisher Group, "Cherokee" In 1970, Fisher formed a group composed of members of the North Texas Lab Bands. 6 Notable sidemen with The Music Companyġ964–1970: "Jerry Fisher and the Night Beats" Beginning around 1964, Jerry Fisher formed "Jerry Fisher and the Nightbeats," a R&B band that performed in popular nightspots around Dallas, such as The Music Box on Cedar Springs, Club Village, Gringos on Oak Lawn, and the Loser's Club on Mockingbird.2 Transition from solo performer to BS&T.Postorino’s memory would be greatly appreciated by his family. In lieu of flowers contributions to Fight Colorectal Cancer () in Mr. Visitation for family and friends will be on Thursday evening from 5:00 pm.
A Mass of Resurrection will follow at 10:00 a.m. from Costello-Greiner Funeral Home, 44 Green Street, Woodbridge. Postorino and his wife, Melissa, of Randolph sisters, Linda Ventolo of Tuckerton and Elizabeth Pearsall of Toms River brothers, Eugene Postorino of East Windsor, Gerard Postorino of Jackson and Michael Postorino of Sparta and loving grandchildren, Paul Andrew Postorino, Ryan Michael Postorino, Natalie Catherine Stevens and Evelyn Jane Stevens.įuneral services will take place on Friday, at 9:30 a.m. Surviving are his wife of 42 years, Marion McKnight Postorino children, Tara Stevens and her husband, Jeff, of Waldwick and Paul T. He had a love of the outdoors, and was an avid fisherman and hunter. Postorino was employed in production with International Flavors and Fragrances in Dayton for 37 years before his retirement in 2015. He was 68 years old.īorn on Jin Jersey City to the late Elizabeth and Paul Postorino, he resided in Guttenberg for many years before moving to Avenel 38 years ago. Postorino passed away on Tuesday, at his home in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township.
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