The Jelly Bean Bandits
OFFICIAL WEBSITE AND INTERNET LOCATION
Winter - Spring 2012

"Rolling Thunder" to arrive in 2012
Bandits drummer Joe Scalfari suffers bad accident

The long-awaited “Rolling Thunder” theme is getting the final touches. Drummer Joe Scalfari put on the lead vocal track with bassist Fred Buck doing the engineering. Joe also did drum tracks, Fred added a bass track, guitarist Jack Dougherty did a rhythm guitar track and keyboardist Mike Raab cemented everything with an organ track. The disc now goes to J.K.Loftin at The Cape Fear Studio in Wilmington, NC, for added guitar tracks, backup vocals and final production.

The recording has the backing of the Central Florida Chapter of Rolling Thunder through a former chapter president (Vietnam vet, Purple Heart recipient and longtime friend of Mike Raab, who wrote the song) David MacMorran. A music video is already planned utilizing original photographs take by Michael DiMartino of 2011’s Ride To The Wall.

 

Meanwhile, drummer Joe Scalfari (shown in both photos) suffered a serious hunting accident during a snowstorm. He was up in a tree when he slipped and fell, breaking his back and several ribs. His progress is slow and steady but it will be a longtime in rehab for Joe. If you would like to send him a card or drop him a note, send it to:

Joe Scalfari
c/o Sunnyview Rehab
Room 266 1270 Belmont Avenue
Schenectady, NY 12308

 

The Peppermints

The Peppermints

Mike Raab's
ROCK & ROLL MUSEUM
of the Hudson Valley
is a hit!  Over 1,000 visitors came through our
online doors the first month we were open.

Remember the Lost Souls? Bull Angus? The Goodtimes? Richie Scarlet? Storm Kings? They're all inside The Museum, along with dozens of other great bands and musicians from the region. "The Best Videotapes You've Never Seen" section brings back outstanding live performances from the Seventies and the Eighties. "The Gallery" is an amazing ever-growing collection of the rarest and most interesting photos from that era. "The Jukebox" has a one-of-a-kind collection of music that you can listen to and enjoy. And you're invited to drop a line to Museum Mail and stay in contact with the musicians you enjoyed and the friends you made back then. Come often, stay late - we're open 24/7!

CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE MUSEUM

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Check out new Links Page that specializes in Hudson Valley bands of the Sixties and Seventies!

 

 

 Open The New CD

Following the amazing journey of the Jelly Bean Bandits that led up to the making of "Bandit Planet".

 

 

Music that "...is at the edge of greatness" Didier Becu, Belgium

 Open CD Release Party

New Century Bandits Discography - Read stories and reviews about Time and Again (released in 2001) and Mirror Music (released in 2002).
Open Out of the Past

See rare, recently discovered black-and-white photographs of the Jelly Bean Bandits from 1967 and the fascinating story behind how these photographs were found.
Open Fans Scrapbook

Fans Scrapbook - Friends and Fans Scrapbook.
Open Guest Book

Guest Book - Please sign our Guest Book and add your comments.
Open Guest Book

Links Page - Remember the Dutchpop? The Dirty Elbows? Big Edsel Band? Willie & Walkers? Harvest? You can still find them or former members on the Internet.
Didier reviews CDs on the Internet at http://mitglied.tripod.de/DreamsNeverEnd/original.htm and was born in 1968, the year the first Bandits recording was released.

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