The Moscow Farmers Market will host live music this
Saturday by The Paradons.
The
Paradons will begin at 9:30 a.m. with classic rock and roll from the ‘50s,
‘60s, and ‘70s. The three-piece rock band emerged from the Lewiston-Clarkston
valley, though the members have changed over the years since the band formed in
1961.
“I’m
not one of the originals,” said keyboardist Bob Kesler. “I joined the band
later as a saxophone player, but took over the keyboard when a member left.
Then I left the band, then came back, left again, and finally joined again when
I moved back to Lewiston in 1991. But John Gardner (guitar and vocals) has been
with us since the beginning.”
The band’s name is a mistake that stuck, a fortunate
mispelling on the part of the late Joe Musiel, whose position as drummer passed
to Rick Grimm.
The
Paradons have played for reunions, wedding receptions, birthday parties.
“You
name it and we’ve played it,” said Kesler.
The
band said they will enjoy playing at the Farmers’ Market for the third year now.
“We
like the varied audiences,” Kesler said. “The people from our generation
recognize the songs, but the younger people enjoy the music just as much.”
We also
had a special guest, Billy Bair. Billy and I played together back in the
60's in a group called WJ and the Fantastics.
