Sonics

Personnel: GERRY ROSLIE, organ, piano, lead vcls ANDY PARYPA, bsgtr LARRY PARYPA, lead gtr, vcls ROB LIND, sax, vcls, hrmnca BOB BENNETT, drms The story about the Sonics started in 1960 in Tacoma, Washington when Larry Parypa began to play the guitar together with the drummer, Mitch Graber, a guitar player named Stuart (Stu) Turner, Andy's brother Jerry on sax and a stand up bass player. Then in early 1961 Larry's big brother Andy replaced the bass player and a guy named Tony Mabin took over as their new sax player.