New Dawn

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A psychedelic rock band from Salem, Oregon. Released "There is a New Dawn" in 1970 THE NEW DAWN: HISTORY In 1966, Joe Smith and Larry Davis got together and started playing at party's. By the first part of 1967, Bob Justen and Dan Bazzy had joined the group and The New Dawn was born. For the next two years, the band played at party's, dances and local bars. In 1969, the group quit their day jobs and signed with a booking agent. They added a fifth member, Bob Green, to front the group and share the lead vocal load with the drummer and lead singer, Dan Bazzy, and went on the road. They played in clubs in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska. In 1970, Bob Green was replaced by Bill Gartner, and the group recorded and released their first album "There's a New Dawn". Shortly thereafter, Larry Davis retired from the group and was replaced by Steve Howard on the keyboards. By the end of 1971, all the members in the group were married, and a few of the wives started having babies. Along with the babies came the desire to settle down and start roots. So, the group came off of the road, got "normal" jobs, and settled in to playing in local clubs on weekends. Over the years, most of the original members retired from the group and were replaced by other local musicians. Bill Gartner moved back to his native Chicago and started a group called Isaiah 53. He taught creative writing and literature at local college's in the Chicago area for a number of years, a

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