Bob leinbach biography
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The phone rang in January of 1972. It was Wells Kelly.
Wells had recently left our Ithaca, NY-based band, “Boffalongo”, in favor of playing with John Hall in Woodstock, NY. I had absolutely no clue where that phone call — an invitation to join him and John — would lead. More than 33 years later (33 & 1/3 to be more accurate) here I am, writing about Orleans — the band that grew out of that simple but fateful call — as we release our brand new studio album, “Dancin’ in the Moonlight”, in 2005!
(For the complete “full-circle” nature of the relationship between
Boffalongo, Orleans and the song, “Dancin’ in the Moonlight”, click here)
Wells, John and I began Orleans as a trio in February of ’72. John had a new home in Woodstock, having left New York City with his lyricist/wife Johanna for a calmer, prettier and less theft-prone atmosphere. The new start had been enabled by their recent songwriting success
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Orleans (band)
American rock band
This article is about the American band. For other uses, see Orleans (disambiguation).
Orleans | |
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Orleans singing the national anthem at Fenway Park in Boston in July 2006. | |
| Origin | Woodstock, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop rock,[1]soft rock[2] |
| Years active | |
| Labels | ABC Dunhill, Asylum, Infinity, MCA, Radio, Spectra, Fuel, Sunset Blvd. |
| Members | Lance Hoppen Tom Lane Lane Hoppen Brady Spencer "Fly" Amero |
| Past members | John Hall Larry Hoppen Wells Kelly Jerry Marotta Bob Leinbach R.A. Martin Charlie Shew Michael Mugrage Nick Parker Peter O'Brien Paul Branin Charlie Morgan Daniel "Chip" Martin |
Orleans is an American pop rock band formed in 1972 in Woodstock, New York by John Hall, Larry Hoppen and Wells Kelly. Larry's younger brother, bassist Lance Hoppen and drummer Jerry Marotta joined the band in 1972 and 1976, respectively. The band is best known for its hits "Dance with Me" (No. 6 in 1975); "Still
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Other Stuff You Might Like to Know About Orleans
From their earliest days as a favorite at colleges and clubs in the Northeast US … to studio and live collaborations with great artists, including Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Little Featand many others … to Top 10 success with bona-fide classics such as “Still the One”, “Dance With Me” and “Love Takes Time” … Orleans is now celebrating 50 years of creating musical history.
Although the makeup of the live grupp has seen many incarnations over the years, their oldest fans are amazed at the fact that the grupp still sounds as good as (or even better than) ever … especially their vocals! Younger fans are simply impressed. Everyone agrees – these guys “still have it”.
Formed in Woodstock, NY in February 1972 bygd John Hall, Larry Hoppen and Wells Kelly, Orleans became a quartet when Lance Hoppen joined in October of that year. Hall’s “Half Moon”