20 Photos of What It Looked Like to Be in a Garage Band During the 1960s & 1970s

Daniel Bonfiglio Published Yesterday in ftw

Are you really young and cool if you've never tried to make it big with your friends in a makeshift band? The answer is no, and the youth of the '60s and '70s parlayed their free-roaming lifestyle perfectly into garage rock stardom.

Here are 20 photos of what it looked like to be such a god in the '60s and '70s.

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1. The Back of the Ford
Small town Nebraska band.
2. “My 6th-Grade Band, ‘The Beach Dwellers,’ 1966”
Courtesy of Gary Sinise.
3. The Intricate Blend
“My mom's all girl rock band in the ‘60s.”
4. “Tremor”
A high school dance band in 1975.
5. “Orphan Annie”
“My father and his band mates posing for a photo shoot in Denver, Colorado.” 1970s.
6. “Tykus”
A California band in 1973.

Bill Owens
7. Band Practice
A living room, 1964.
8. “The Uncalled For”
Band photo from 1968.
9. “Silver Dolls”
And a grammar mistake. 1967.
10. “Spin the Dance Wheel”
Polka in the 1970s.
11. “My Dad’s Band”
“Me in front.” 1967.
12. “The Measles”
Joe Walsh and his band performing at Kent State in 1966.
13. “The Outer Mongolian Herd”
Looking… weird, in 1968.
14. “The Beatles”
Do you think they were fans? 1962.
15. “Starlighters”
“My parents’ band,” late 1960s.
16. “My Dad and His Band”
Rocking in 1971.
17. Garage Rocking
A band in the 1980s.
18. “The Psychos”
Looking normal in 1965.
19. High School Band
Performing at a school.
20. “The Welders”
A St. Louis punk band, 1977.

1. The Back of the Ford
Small town Nebraska band.
2. “My 6th-Grade Band, ‘The Beach Dwellers,’ 1966”
Courtesy of Gary Sinise.
3. The Intricate Blend
“My mom's all girl rock band in the ‘60s.”
4. “Tremor”
A high school dance band in 1975.
5. “Orphan Annie”
“My father and his band mates posing for a photo shoot in Denver, Colorado.” 1970s.
6. “Tykus”
Bill Owens

A California band in 1973.
7. Band Practice
A living room, 1964.
8. “The Uncalled For”
Band photo from 1968.
9. “Silver Dolls”
And a grammar mistake. 1967.
10. “Spin the Dance Wheel”
Polka in the 1970s.
11. “My Dad’s Band”
“Me in front.” 1967.
12. “The Measles”
Joe Walsh and his band performing at Kent State in 1966.
13. “The Outer Mongolian Herd”
Looking… weird, in 1968.
14. “The Beatles”
Do you think they were fans? 1962.
15. “Starlighters”
“My parents’ band,” late 1960s.
16. “My Dad and His Band”
Rocking in 1971.
17. Garage Rocking
A band in the 1980s.
18. “The Psychos”
Looking normal in 1965.
19. High School Band
Performing at a school.
20. “The Welders”
A St. Louis punk band, 1977.