Mark & the Escorts changed its name to the Men From S.O.U.N.D.
at this point. The name was a play on the title of a
popular spy television show at the time, the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(After
the British Invasion, Mark & the Escorts and many other
Eastside bands changed their names because the pre-invasion
names began to sound passé. The members of the Men From S.O.U.N.D. at various times as it evolved were Mark Guerrero,
guitar/vocals; Richard Rosas, bass; Ernie Hernandez, drums/vocals;
Richard Morin, guitar/vocals; Steve Verdugo, guitar/vocals;
Richard Mojarro, guitar/vocals/harmonica; Tony Rodas, Farfisa
organ/vocals; and George Ochoa, vocals.)
The Men From
S.O.U.N.D. (1966)
Montebello Ballroom
- March 25, 1966
St. Alphonsus Auditorium
April 2, 1966
Big Union Hall -
April 9, 1966
(note
the misspelling of Dobie Gray)
Big Union Hall -
April 16, 1966
Kennedy Hall - April
29, 1966
Little Union Hall
- April 29, 1966
Kennedy Hall - May
13, 1966
Big Union Hall -
May 21, 1966
Huntington Park Ballroom
- May 14, 1966
Huntington Park Ballroom
- August 20, 1966
Little Union Hall
- October 15, 1966
East L.A. College
Auditorium
October 30, 1966
Big Union Hall -
November 5, 1966
Montebello Ballroom
November 10, 1966
Kennedy Hall - November
19, 1966
Montebello Ballroom
November 18, 1966
Little Union Hall
- November 24, 1966
Montebello
Ballroom
December 2, 1966
Kennedy Hall - December
9, 1966
Little Union Hall
- December 17, 1966
Little Union Hall
- December 25, 1966
Little Union Hall
- December 31, 1966
The Men From S.O.U.N.D. (1967)
Big Kennedy Hall - January 28, 1967
The Men From S.O.U.N.D. (1968)
Alhambra High School
Auditorium
January 27, 1968
(Standells, Second Helping, and The Men From
S.O.U.N.D.)
Garvey Park Gym -
January 27, 1968
Kennedy Hall - April
14, 1968
(misprint: It should read Evergreen Blues)
The
Men From S.O.U.N.D. changed its name at this point to 1984
(Nineteen Eighty Four), inspired by George Orwell's book "1984."
(The
members of 1984 were Mark Guerrero, guitar/vocals; Tony Rodas,
farfisa organ/vocals; Richard Rosas, bass; and Ernie Hernandez,
drums/vocals). The highlights for 1984 were a week stint
at Gazzari's on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood in December
of 1968 and two singles for Kapp Records in 1969.
