Comments on: Hall of Fame Week: Don Everly, John Fogerty, and “Balls”

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:56:00 +0000

Freakin’ fantastic story. I wore out at least six cassettes and currently own 3 CD’s of Balls.

By: mary

mary — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:30:12 +0000

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By: mary

mary — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:30:12 +0000

Hey, is this the Kathy Yochis that owned in Wisconsin at the Rock N Roll Ranch??? If so, this is Mary.
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By: mary

mary — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:30:12 +0000

Hey, is this the Kathy Yochis that owned in Wisconsin at the Rock N Roll Ranch??? If so, this is Mary.
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By: band hall

band hall — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:58:26 +0000

[...] that John Fogerty, the Everly Brothers, and the long-forgotten band the Rainmakers all intersected.http://popdose.com/hall-of-fame-week-don-everly-john-fogerty-and-balls/A Campus Tour of Pearl River Community CollegeThe band hall was constructed in 1973. It contains a [...]

By: Things to read elsewhere | Rapid Eye Reality

Things to read elsewhere | Rapid Eye Reality — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:38:49 +0000

[...] How the Rainmakers Got Signed–If you lived in Missouri any time in the late 80s, you knew The Rainmakers. Chances are you loved them. My cousin and I did. He tipped me to this story today about how the band ended up getting signed by a label that wasn’t signing people. [...]

By: Older than I used to be, younger than I’m gonna be « Dateline: Anytown USA 2.0

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:53:16 +0000

[...] a Kansas City group called The Rainmakers, which had a little sniff of fame back in the late 1980s. Here’s the story of how they were signed. Fascinating read. Link from largelypro.com, the personal blog of the band’s former [...]

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:46:03 +0000

Fun read. Thanks for sharing the story.

Bob (of Steve, Bob, and Rich) got the rights to re-issue "Balls" and the Rainmakers albums on CD. If anyone is so inclined, they're available from Village Records (www.villagerecords.com). Direct link: http://www.villagerecords.com/advanced_search_r...

By: JimK

JimK — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:42:19 +0000

Great article, but for the record, the Hyatt Regency Kansas City skywalk collapse (July 17, 1981) killed 114 people, not 13. On a lighter note, John Fogerty quoting Bob Walkenhorst lyrics verbatim is just priceless. Thanks for sharing this great story with us!

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:35:10 +0000

Bob plays weekly at the recordBar, which in my book qualifies as regularly, not semi-regularly.