WOODY'S TRUCK STOP FAMILY TREE - SHOWS LIST

WOODY'S TRUCK STOP #1 (MAY 1966)

1) Alan Miller lead guitar, backround vocals, vibes, timpani

2) Carson Van Osten bass, backround vocals

3) Arthur 'Artie' Heller drums

4) Robert 'Bobby' Rateloff lead vocals, harmonica, rhythm guitar

WOODY'S TRUCK STOP #2 (MAY 1966 - JUN 1966)

1) Alan Miller

2) Carson Van Osten

3) Artie Heller

4) Bobby Rateloff

5) Ken Rateloff lead vocals, electric piano (Bobby's brother)

June 12, 1966: Camden Music Fair, Camden, NJ with The Byrds

WOODY'S TRUCK STOP #3 (aka #2) (JUN 1966 - SEPT 1966)

1) Alan Miller

2) Carson Van Osten

3) Bobby Rateloff

4) Artie Heller

5) Ken Rateloff

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6) Tim Moore drums (filling in for Artie Heller at several gigs because Artie felt he wasn't good

enough on the drums!)

August - September 1966: The Second Of Autumn, Philadelphia, PA

WOODY'S TRUCK STOP #4 (SEPT 1966 - OCT 1966)

1) Alan Miller

2) Carson Van Osten

3) Bobby Rateloff

4) Ken Rateloff

5) Joe DiCarlo drums

6) Todd 'Star Trek' Rundgren lead guitar, backround vocals

WOODY'S TRUCK STOP #5 (OCT 1966 - APR 1967)

1) Alan Miller

2) Bobby Rateloff

3) Ken Rateloff

4) Joe DiCarlo

5) Todd Rundgren

6) 'Creed' bass (nobody knew is real name because he was apparently wanted by the FBI!)

February 17, 1967: Clothier Hall, Swarthmore College campus, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA with Jefferson Airplane "2nd Annual Swarthmore College Rock Festival"

WOODY'S TRUCK STOP #6 (APR 1967 - MAY 7, 1967)

1) Alan Miller

2) Bobby Rateloff

3) Ken Rateloff

4) Todd Rundgren

5) 'Creed'

6) ? drums

May 7, 1967: Town Hall, Philadelphia, PA with The Blues Project 

WOODY'S TRUCK STOP #7 (MAY 8, 1967 - 1969)

1) Alan Miller

2) Bobby Rateloff now switched from rhythm guitar to drums

3) Mark Oberman vocals, acoustic guitar

4) Ron Bogdon bass

5) Greg Radcliffe vocals, rhythm guitar

 

 

February 16-18, 1968: Electric Factory, 2201 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA with Peanut Butter Conspiracy

April 12, 1968: Electric Factory, 2201 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA with Cream

April 23-28, 1968: Electric Factory, 2201 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA with American Dream, Elizabeth, Edison Electric

This was billed as 'The Sound Of Philadelphia' on the March poster, but Grateful Dead ended up as headliners for the weekend. Perhaps these four groups still played Tuesday thru Thursday, before the Dead moved in as headliners.

July 17, 1968: JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA with Country Joe and The Fish, The Rascals, The Box Tops, Delfonics "Schmidt's Beer Presents The Philadelphia Music Festival"

October 4-5, 1968: Electric Factory, 2201 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA with Moby Grape, Albert King

October ??, 1968: Psychedelic Supermarket, Boston, MA with Moby Grape (two nights)

November 15-16, 1968: Electric Factory, 2201 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA with Youngbloods, Steppenwolf

February 27-28 and March 1, 1969: Boston Tea Party, 53 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA with Buddy Guy

March 21-22, 1969: Electric Factory, 2201 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA with Thunder & Roses, Fire Eye, The Farm, Black Flag