Thursday, May 30, 2013

Origin of the name Paradons

 It's really a very funny story.  A radio station in Orofino would preview a lot of rock and roll records and let the listeners vote on whether the songs would be hits or duds.  The duds were thrown out of a window onto a pile of broken records.  The drummer at the time, Joe Musiel, would go through the old records and check out the names of groups hoping to find one to replace The Seniors.  He decided on "The Pardons".  As with most groups during that time, the band's name would be painted on the bass drum head for everyone to see.  Due to a misspelling, The Fabulous Pardons became The Fabulous Paradons and the name stuck.

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