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The Stompers
12+ albums
Rock and Rollrock60sGarage Rockpowerpop
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The Stompers story begins in the fall of 1977 when friends Sal Baglio and Mark Cuccinello decided to start a band. Stephen Gilligan and Dave Friedman, the only people to respond to an index card posted on a music store bulletin board seeking musicians, arrived a short time later. On November 7, 1977, the musical neophytes played their first gig in Beverly, Mass. EARLY GIGS The act started out in area hang-outs like Cantone's, Inn Square Men's Bar (ladies invited), Jonathan Swift's and The Rathskeller, where each gig was a rock and roll slugfest. It didn't matter where the band performed. Show after show the faith of devoted followers mushroomed and the number of converted non-believers grew. The early Stompers all-out, work-horse performances became legend, but more importantly the purity of their music really stood out. It was believable, with feeling and conviction. Word of mouth quickly spread as the The Stompers reputation as high-energy, no-frills, infectious rockers soared. While rehearsing at the Cambridge Complex in 1977, The Stompers met a guy who looked like Elvis Presley and sounded like Tennesee Tuxedo. Always in sunglasses, be it indoors or out, he was truly The Goomba From Another Planet; going by the code name: Lembo. Peter Lembo became manager of The Stompers on the very same Monday night that he stood in front of the stage at The Rat and booed the band. (True story) COAST TO COAST As early as 1978, a rapid breakout for the Boston-based locals seemed virtua
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The Stompers
Stompilation!
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Rare Rock N' Roll Masters
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The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll vol.6
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Teenage Shutdown - Move It!
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Studio City 1028
All I Want For Christmas Is A Rock n Roll Guitar
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Silver Sounds of the Surf
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Memphis Rockabillies, Hillbillies & Honky Tonkers
Greasy Rock'N'Roll Vol 3
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Golden Age of American Rock N' Roll
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Never Tell An Angel (When Your Heart's On Fire)