Covers-The Imports
Fronting a 3 piece rock band was a 4 hours aerobics class, vocal chords shredding , pride swallowing, busticle busting wonderful wild ride. We chose covers that truly fit the format and then other tunes that stretched the boundaries of bass, drums and guitar. The club...
Introducing “The Imports”
This was the first line up that emerged from the garage after several months of auditioning and rehearsing: Eric Svenonious - Bass, Lee Benson - Guitar, Keith Rosenbaum - Drums, and moi! This is still one of my favorite band pics; at the time the sepia finish was...
Keith Anton Rosenbaum
The first drummer to play with the Imports, a solid Ringo Starr - John Bonham lovin', bass drum triplet master, fastidious tuning, rockin' drummer who has played every kind of genre, with so many bands, and still takes on all the gigs he can get. One of my biggest...
Eric Svenonius
The players that made it out of the garage onto the stage that first night at Clyde's Rock Habit, opening up for The Schoolboys, were Lee Benson, Keith Rosenbaum, Moi, and Eric Svenonius on bass. Eric was dedicated to the success of The Imports. He always dressed...
Covers
Enjoy a small sampling-from my iTunes library- of some of The Imports covers..power trio style! Turn it up...
Lee: Introductions
What is that saying, your reputation precedes you? I can't properly begin this conversation without full acknowledgement of the role my brother, Vic, always plays in my progress, directly or indirectly. In this case, an afternoon at the apartment was the introduction...
Clyde’s Rock Habit
There were spots that every rock band wanted to play at in Phoenix in the 80's. Most of the truly desirable clubs were around ASU in Tempe. Dooley's (aka After the Gold Rush), The Devil House, The Library, Hammerheads, and my personal fave, Clyde's Rock Habit...the...
Steve O’Donnell
First off...a robin's egg blue Slingerland kit...that is what I am talking about. Steve was 17, or something like that, when he joined The Imports. He was an all-around instrumentalist who more than likely never fully imagined himself playing in a hard...
Lyon and Boffeta: A New Lineup
Michael Lyon-Drums, Lee Benson-Guitar, Moi, Michael Boffeta-BassThis was the line-up with the most diverse backgrounds, and the most tension. This was the line up with most alpha egos...makes "most"sense. Actually, as I look at this pic now, it reeks of ego!...
Dana Wilcox
When I told Lee I was working on this archive and we discussed the various Imports line-ups, we agreed that the best stage synergy and friendship was with the Wilcox, O'Donnell, Benson, and Moi lineup. I think the biggest contributor to that conclusion was Dana. Dana...