PUBLISHED: Oct 12, 2013
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Haymarket Riot - Monroe, Michigan - 1969
Members L to R on the record sleeve: Ron Shankleton - lead guitar & backing vocals, Jim Doe - lead vocals & guitar, (Dennis) Orlando Morales - lead vocals, drums & guitar and Phil Rishe - bass % backing vocals
This is their single release - side A - Leaving by Jim Doe & side B - A Sunny Day Song by (Dennis) Orlando Morales. Recorded at CLB Studios, Monroe, Michigan, 1969. Haymarket Riot began as The Avengers in 1967 and became local favorites. They performed at local venues such as The Club. The Orange Door, the Monroe Armory and the Monroe County Community College. Larger venues included the Eastown Theater in Detroit, Michigan and the Toledo Sports Arena in Toledo, Ohio. And countless other venues in SE Michigan and NW Ohio.
Orlando, Jim and Phil are active musicians to this day.
Lending assistance along the way: Roadie Supreme - Al Marks, Promotions and Booking Assistance - Tom Waldecker, A/V project facilitator - Stanley (Og) Shavalia
In memory of Ron Shankleton.