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Maine Artists
  Last updated: November, 2015
This page is under ongoing construction, as information comes in.
Thanks to your help, this listing of Maine acts keeps growing!
 
 Below are acts (Rock & Roll, Folk, Country and Blues artists) that are somehow associated with Maine.  Click here for a similar list of New England based acts.  If you would like to add an artist's name to either list, please e-mail The Night Train Show with your information.  If you have any recorded music (on vinyl Lp, vinyl 45-RPM single, cassette tape, 8-track tape, reel-to-reel tape, Cd or any digital format) from any of the following Maine/New England artists (or any others, for that matter), let me know via e-mail.  I can copy your Cd; I can also digitize any non-Cd songs, clean-up most of the surface noise on them, and then make a Cd copy for you (and for me)!

For profiles on some of the acts listed below, click on the following links:
  • Dick Curless - 1965 thru mid 70s
  • The Royal Knights - mid 60s
  • The Grand Prix - mid 60s
  • Dickie & The Ebb Tides (Bidd/Saco) - 60s
  • Roger Lewis & The Moondawgs (Lewiston) - 60s
  • The Barracudas (Bangor) - mid & late 60s  (Thanks to manager Richard Bronson)
  • Terry & The Telstars (Lewiston) - mid 60s
  • The Telstars (Millinocket: late 50 - late 60s)
  • Love, INC (Maine's most successful band from 1968 - 1971):
  • The Telstars (NH) - played in Maine mid & late 60's  (Thanks Dennis)
  • White Fluff (Terry & The Telstars) - late 60s
  • The Nickle Bag & Freewheelin' - Mide 60's  (Thanks Marlene)
  • Jesters - Mid 60's  - Brewer (Thanks Marlene & Richard Bronson)
  • The Electrons / The Untouchables / The Nomads - early 60s
  • The Id (Euphorias Id) (Biddeford/Saco/Sanford) - 60s
  • The Tidal Waves (Sanford & Durham, NH) - mid 60s 
  • Games (late 60s) (Thanks Peter Craig)
  • Govatsos (late 60s) (Andrew Govatsos signed with Warner Reprise Records, while drummer/vocalist Artie Cranshaw made it to the regional final in Star Search)  (Thanks Peter Craig)
  • The Mustangs (later the new Scavengers) Greater Portland, ME - 60's
  • The Shivers (Lewiston) - mid 60s 
  • The Rockin' Recons - (Lewiston) - mid 60s
  • The Innkeepers - (Lewiston) - mid 60s
  • The Imposters - (Waterville) - mid 60s
  • The Untame Sound
  • Rush (Southern Maine) - 70s
  • Jud Strunk  - mid 70s 
  • The Dogs (Augusta) - late 70s
  • Katfish (Lewiston) - mid 70s
  • Bill Chinnock - 70s & 80s
  • The Blend - late 70s
  • Care (Lewiston) - 70s
  • Oak - late 70s & early 80s 
  • Rick Pinette
  • Jimmie Paakkonen & Dave Holbrook with Venus Flytrap (Mechanic Falls)
  • Peagusus (Portland)
  • Phase IV (Bangor)
  • Scrapper Pratt's Falcons (South Paris)
  • The Royal Jesters
  • Rumpelstilsken Kartoon (Bath/Waterville)
  • The Sandells
  • Sawdust (Lewiston)
  • The Skavengers (Augusta)
  • Thunder Chicken (Portland)
  • Jenny and The Woodmen (80s - today )
  • Kip Brown And The Wild Hearts
  • Carol And The Charmers
  • Chris Leeman And John
  • Dandurund
  • Chuck Kruger
  • Dani Tribesmen
  • Eight To The Bar
  • Footbridge
  • Frotus Caper
  • Jerks of Grass
  • Joy Spring Quintet
  • Marguerite Juenemann
  • Uncle Al and Denny
  • Vampire Lezbos
  • WIllie Kelly
  • Boothbay Bands
  • Arsenault Brothers BAnd
  • Hendricks Head Band
  • Holy Mackerals
  • Lefty
  • Murky Waters Band
  • Noel And Ronny
  • Old Brown Shoe
  • Walking Wounded
  • The Generics
  • The Girl Band
  • The Shags
  • Thunder Bay
  • Stuck In Neutral
  • Sweatin' Bullets
  • Recent bands, thanks to Lucie:
  • The Drones (post-Blend members) - Bangor
  • MK Ultra - Portland
  • The Upsetters - Portland
  • Papa Loves Mambo - Portland
  • The Waiters (later The Inspectors) - Augusta
  • IMPACT (Thanks to Rick Lewis) - Brunswick
  • Karen & The Pistons - Presque Isle (?) (Thanks to Doug)

  • Van Trevor  1966 - 1971 (Lewiston) www.myspace.com/boulangerrobert
  • Randy Hawkes' Overtones 1981
  • Andrea Re and Clouds 1981
  • Searsmont St. Band 1981
  • Blues Over Easy 1980's
  • Katahdin 1981
  • Nick Knowlton solo (from Katahdin)
  • President 1982
  • Bishop & Underwood 1982
  • Legend 1982
  • Rosie 1982
  • Tank 1983
  • The Motivators 1983
  • Buffalo Chip Tea 1983
  • Carol & The Charmers 1983
  • Schooner Fare 1980s
  • The Wicked Good Band 1980s
  • King Memphis (Southern Maine) 1980s
  • King Mafia 
  • 13 Ghosts (Brunswick/Topsham) 1996
  • Rustic Overtones 1997
  • As Fast As (Formerly Rustic Overtones)
  • The Coming Grass 1999
  • Liz Lannon Band 2001
  • Sara Cox 2003
  • Kevin Midgely 2004
  • Pat Pepin 2004
  • Rick Pinnette solo (from Oak)
  • Aztec Two-Step - 70s & 80s
  • Devonsquare
  • Sawyer Brown
  • Black Ravens
  • Blazing Sons
  • Bobby & The Farraris (Bangor)
  • Cobras
  • Rick Coyne & The Guitar Rockers
  • Devonsquare Trio
  • Dynamincs (Bethel)
  • Falcons (SW Maine)
  • Bonnie Floyd and The Original Untouchables (Bangor)
  • Gary And The Counts (Greater Portland)
  • The Heard (Lewiston)
  • Hy Tide
  • Jason And The Argonauts
  • Laurie (Rockland)
  • The Marauders
  • The Outside In (York)
  • Badge (early 70s - Bangor)
  • Peach Hat (Parsonsfield)
  • Full Sail (Lewiston: Late 70 - early 80s
  • Apple Scruff
  • Arlo West Band
  • Big Chief And The Continentals
  • Bill Chinook
  • Blue Flames
  • Blue Steel Express
  • Peter Gallway Revue
  • Primo Cubanna
  • Red Light Revue
  • School Street Band
  • Scott Folsom
  • Shades of Ble
  • Sly Chi
  • Steve Jones Band
  • Stream Reggae
  • The Band That Time
  • Forgto
  • The Blend
  • The Boneheads
  • The Brood
  • The Inspectors
  • The Patio Buccaneers
  • The Ragtime
  • Millionaires
  • The Spaceheaters
  • TJ Wheeler
  • 50-75
  • Pam Baker and The SGs
  • Prizm / Radio Sol
  • Probable Cause
  • Avenfield
  • More recent bands thanks to Lucie:
    Axis
    The Buffalos (name change from Buffalo Chip Tea)
    Cat's Eye
    Cornerstone
    Diana Daniel Band
    Empress
    Fast Gym Shoes
    The Gators
    Karen Nason Band
    The Look
    Magic
    Masque
    Michael James Band
    New England Blues Prophets (later the Blues Prophets)
    Nightshift (then Shift, then Rosie)
    Skyhigh
    Sleeper
    Windrift