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--1 Hundred Proof Band--We charge $1500.00 + 50 cents a mile travel from Sac City Iowa 50583. If place of play is over 100 miles from Sac City then we will also need 4 Motel Rooms. We are a family based band that plays 50's - 90's Rock with a little New Rock, Country & Blues. We can be wild to mild and everything in between to fit your event!!! Call Kevin at 712-662-3569 or e-mail me at hproof@mchsi.com for booking and questions. We have limited bookings open for late 2008. Now booking for 2009.

--5 Of Harts--Variety

--50 Pound Rooster-- Bellvue, IA, Variety

--Amarillo--Mt. Pleasant, IA; Byron (319) 385-7662 or Mark (319) 385-2109. Traditional and Top 40 Country.

--D.Anthony Big Band--Iowa City, IA. Big band dance standards of the late 30s thru the early 50s.

--Artie & The Pink Catillacs--e-mail--Bob Greenwood, Dubuque, IA 52001; (563) 582-2199. 4 piece group from Eastern Iowa, playing all your favorites from the 50's, 60's, 70's

--Ashanti--Pella, Iowa, (641) 627-5800. One of the Midwest's hottest Latin jazz groups, Ashanti is a professional and polished 6-piece combo with a distinctively wide-ranging repertoire.

--Average@Best--North Central Iowa, mostly 80’s Rock, some 70’s, 90’s and today; contact Danielle at 515-320-4204

--Back Home Boys-- Earlville, Iowa - High Energy Country Rock

--Backwater--Gutenberg IA, high energy, danceable music of the 50’s-80’s; Steve Dikkers, 563-252-2181 or 563-252-3717

--Banjoy--10693 338th Avenue, North English, IA 52316; (319) 639-2441. Bob and Kristie Black have bluegrass roots going straight back to Bill Monroe, the 'Father of Bluegrass Music'

--BB & The Bullfrogs--Spirit Lake, IA, youngest Oldies Band in Northwest Iowa; (712)-330-5996 or (712)-330-4257

--Beauchamp, Jerry--P.O. Box 177, Crawfordsville, Iowa 52621, (319) 658-2571.

--Beaver, Lyle & The Brass Notes--e-mail--232 Paddock Circle, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, (641) 338-7441

--Becky & The Ivanhoe Dutchmen--Becky Livermore, 1257 Ivanhoe Rd, Mt Vernon, IA  52314-9667, (319) 848-7133 or (877) 499-7133 Toll Free. Polka.

--Betty & the Headlights--e-mail--Dubuque, IA; Tom Brenner (563) 556-5843

--Black Diamond--209 Hilltop Road SW, Swisher, Iowa, (319) 430-5048 or (319) 857-4771. Country.

--Blue Band, The--PO Box 14, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613, (319) 277-4007 or 641-396-2086

--Blue Collar Band--Quad Cities area; (309) 764-2639. Classic Rock.

--Box Brothers Band--Ames, IA. Plays a variety of R&B, soul, and classic rock from the 1960's through 1990's. We formed in 1997 and strive to provide the highest quality entertainment possible for dancing and listening.

--Everett Boyer--3591 Vine Ave Plymouth, IA 50464; (641) 423-7785 or (641) 696-5573

--Jason Brown--Des Moines, IA; Country

--Buck Hollow Band--P.O. Box 103, Decorah, Iowa 52101, 319-382-8886

--Buhr, Frank Band--1448 71st Street, Keystone, Iowa 52249, 641-442-3768

--BureauCats--Eastern Iowa, 10 piece rock and roll dance band. Originally formed by a group of Scott County government employees, the BureauCats play 60's - 70's music from The Eagles to The Blues Brothers to Sly and the Family Stone.

--CB & Company--Cedar Rapids/Evansdale/Waterloo, 319-373-5364

--Clutterbilly--Madrid, IA; Chris Hoyle, 515-795-2555

--Common Ground--Box 54, Clarksville, Iowa, 641-823-5944. Country.

--Country Ramblers--Central Iowa, Ray Muniz at 515-282-7159, cell# 515-991-1298 or Don Armstrong at 515- 263-0041, cell# 515-229-3465

--Country Tradition--Russ Hayward, Miles, IA; 563-682-7149

--Countryside--Des Moines; (515) 988-5449

--County Road--Northeast IA, Country/Rock

--CoupeDeVille--Quad Cities. R&R. Since 1966. 2001 Inductees to the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Assoc. Hall of Fame.

--Cowpunk--e-mail--Larry Viers

--Crystal Blue--Central Iowa Country band

--Danny Dee & Blackwater--

--Danny and the Dreamers--Central Iowa, 50's.60's and 70's Rock & Roll.

--Deliverance--Eastern Iowa, Country, Blues & Classic Rock; Darryl Gilbert, Wilton, IA 52778; 563-320-2185; e-mail ( bigds@netins.net )

--Easy Does It--Waterloo, Cindy or Mark at 319-236-2250, plus DJ and Karaoke services.

--Echo's V--Rick Breuss, 5409 Pleasant Street, West Des Moines, Iowa 50266; 515-285-3505. Since 1965, playing 50s/60s/70s R&R. 1998 Inductees to the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Assoc. Hall of Fame.

--Eight Track Band--PO Box 155, Newton, Iowa 50208, 515-792-5556

--Electric Mule--Cedar Rapids/Iowa City; Mike: (319) 390-0122

--Embers--Sioux City, IA area, 50’s, 60’s & 70’s Rock-n-Roll, country and country rock; (712) 276-4939 or (712) 233-1165

--Endless Summer--Charles City, IA; Gene Parson (gene@parsonrealestate.com)

--Escorts/The Do's and Don'ts--Cedar Rapids, IA, 319-848-4913. 1997 Inductees to the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Assoc. Hall of Fame.

--Exit 113--Van Meter, IA--musicians ranging in age from 16 to 47 and our genre is mostly 50’s and 60’s rock and roll. As you will see by our play list we also do a little country, swing, more recent rock and an original or two. Bob Long 515-307-6877 or 515-253-0373 or Jill Anderson 515 720-5596 or 515-996-9294.

--Mike Flack / 8 Seconds--Eastern Iowa, Country; 319-213-1108

--Flannel, Scott Cochran &--Eastern Iowa Country Rock

--Flipside--Des Moines, IA

--Fortes--Southwestern Iowa/Eastern Nebraska. 2004 Inductees to the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Assoc. Hall of Fame.

--Freestyle--energetic quintet of talented professional musicians from the Des Moines area. Each member's experience contributes to the group's broad musical background performing in dance and night club groups, cabaret jazz, show bands and appearing in shows with national concert artists from Dionne Warwick to country's Sawyer Brown to rock legend Little Richard......we've done it all!

--FunkDaddies--Iowa City, IA. Five piece funk/soul/R & B; 319-338-2377

--Gilded Bats--Iowa City--Acoustic Americana

--Godfredsen, Al Orchestra--304 390th Street, Armstrong, Iowa 50514, 515-272-4393

--Goode, Maurie/The Country Gentlemen--e-mail--700 W. Ashland, Indianola, Iowa; (515) 961-6446. Country classic, old pop tunes. Maurie was a 2004 Inductees into the National Traditional Country Music Assoc. Hall Of Fame.

--Greenbrier--Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Matthew Kane, 319-521-7811

--GTO (Good Time Oldies)--Pat Clayton, 2421 Park Drive, West Des Moines, IA 50265; 515-225-7142 (home), 515-988-9385 (cell)

--Hall, Tami/The Regulators--country, southwest IA

--Hard Barney--”Eastern Iowa’s Legendary Rock and Roll Band” (www.hardbarney.blogspot.com)

--High Society Big Band--Central Iowa; Mike Feekes, 302 Cedar Street, Slater, IA 50244; 515-228-3254, (michaelfeekes@yahoo.com). High Society Big Band, a 16-piece big band including group and solo vocals, recreates the swinging jazz sounds of the big band era, performing compositions that span an entire century of music, including classics made famous by Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Harry James and Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey.

--Highway 34 Band--e-mail--Ottumwa, IA; Jim Jones, phone 641-682-0943, cell# 641-799-1293 or cell # 515-971-0276. Variety band playing old country, new country, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90,s rock and some blues.

--Horsin' Around Band--Jeff Peil, 14479 Universal Drive, Dubuque, IA 52003; (563) 583-1811. Country

--House Of Cards--3 piece Rock N' Roll band from Pocahontas, IA [http://www.houseofcardsmusic.net/]

--Howe, Dani Lynn--Quad Cities,we play a great mix of new country and classic rock, appealing to a wide variety of people and very dance-able.

--Jammer--Mark, 563-652-6587. Classic and modern rock.

--Jefferson County Green Band--Fairfield, IA (www.jeffersoncountygreenband.com)

--Justice--Southeast Iowa

--Kansas City Southern--Waterloo/Cedar Falls area, Contemporary Country Classics

--Large Midgets--Cedar Rapids, (319) 298-9495 or (319) 390-8714

--Last Shades of Dawn--Des Moines, IA; (515) 243-6649 or (515) 287-7215. 2003 Inductees to the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Assoc. Hall of Fame.

--Legends w/Dale Sweet--Monona, IA, Traditional Country

--Lockren--Waterloo, IA area; Top 40 Country and Classic Rock

--Lone Travelers--Western Iowa Country Duet

--Lonesome Fugitive--Des Moines, IA, Country

--Loose Neutral--Marshalltown, IA. Top 40 Classic Rock

--Malek's Fishermen, Garner, IA

--Martin, Bill Group--Central Iowa, Musical trio playing a variety of music. Multi instrumentalists playing piano, bass, guitar, violin, trumpets and drums, as well as vocals. Great for wedding receptions, dinners, dancing. Audio examples and photos available on our website.

--Mel's Polka Stars--Rt. 1, Box 38, Chester, Iowa 52134, 507-937-3428

--Memory Brothers--Doug Koempel, 103 Lincoln Drive, West Union, Iowa 52175, 563-422-5677

--Milk and Honey--Cedar Falls, Iowa. Offers a wide variety of music, including popular songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.  Milk and Honey is continuously adding new and classic songs to their list. 2004 Inductees into the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Associasion Hall of Fame.

--The New Buckaroos--e-mail--Douglas Shaffer, Janesville, IA, 319-610-4249, . or Clete Rose, Monona, IA, (563) 539-4358

--New Venue Big Band--1310 Pine Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240; Saul Lubaroff, Booking Agent (319) 351-4525, cell# (319) 936-6859

--Bob Nolan, Variety Music--SE Iowa, since 1965, formerly of “Nolan & Tuttle.” Solo act with computer enhanced keyboard; jazz standards to contemporary; (319) 868-7814.

--One 80--Eastern Iowa Classic Rock Band, (563) 423-5402

--One Nite Stand--Smooth Jazz/R&B/Dance band from Des Moines, IA. Scott Willsey (515) 360-3851

--Orquesta de Jazz y Salsa Alto Maiz--Eastern Iowa, Tom Barry, (319) 273 6366

--Paulsen, Ken Orchestra--2714 N. Gayman St, Davenport, Iowa 52804; 319-391-2519. Big Band, Ballroom. Plays the big band music in the Miller, Morgan, Lombardo, and Welk manner.

--Pierson, Rod Big Band--3426 Twin Lake View Dr NE, North Liberty, IA 52317-9337 (319-626-3836) or (319-530-0479)

--Prairie Lightening--Country--Dennis Burgess, 641-751-5235 or 641-498-7446

--Prairie Trail Bluegrass--Five piece bluegrass, gospel and old country; Connie Johnson, 650 Latrobe Ave, McCallsburg, IA 50154; home - 515-434-2255 or winter - 956-330-3881

--Puddin' Truck--Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Rick Oltman, 319-233-4365, (puddin_truck@yahoo.com). A four piece variety dance band.

--PV & The Phantoms--Charles City, IA; 641-228-4672

--Ramblin' Fever--Todd Smith, 319-558-9971 or Big Drtina, 319-389-1980

--Rearview--Central IA, Steve Lash, 515-709-0006

--Red Rose Ramblers--Monona, IA, Country

--Reutzel, Erv--e-mail--1338 3rd Avenue, #105, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501, 515-573-3932 (Apr thru Oct).

--Richie Lee & The Fabulous 50s--Teenage 'Oldies Rock' phenomenon from Des Moines, IA. Richie performs in the styles of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Eddy Cochran, Conway Twitty and many others!

--Rivieras--Des Moines, IA; the Golden Age of Rock & Roll, the 50's & 60's. For booking call (319) 266-9039 or (319) 296-5859

--RoadHouse--Sioux City Area, Tony Newby, (712) 239-9915. Come and enjoy their versatility.......from 50's, 60's and 70's rock and roll to todays lastest pop and country...all with a dash of humor that only RoadHouse can provide

--Rock & Soul Groovers--e-mail--Opus One Music, Box 1444, Iowa City, Iowa 52244. Phone 319-337-6364. Vintage Rock & Roll, Soul, and Blues.

--Rock'n Flames (formerly Sundown III)--Southeast Iowa, country/rock, James P. Moore, What Cheer, IA; (641) 634-2550

--RoughStock--Cedar Rapids area country band

--Route 66--Dave Elliott, The Music Shop, 831 Broad St., Grinnell, IA 50112; phone 641-236-5980, email musicshop@mchsi.com

--ROZE Band, The--Des Moines, Randy VanHosen, (515) 266-4795; Old School Classic Rock since the ‘70’s

--Rumbles--River City Entertainment, 225 S 35th St, Council Bluffs IA 51501;  (712) 322-4858 or (402) 978-8794

--Bill Shepherd Big Band--Cedar Falls, IA

--Salamagundi--Todd Partridge (712) 830-6118. We play a nice variety of dancing and drinking music. From 50's rock n' roll to current hits. 4 piece lineup including, drums, bass, guitar and Keyboard. E-mail: sal@salamagundi.com.

--Saucy Jack--Party/Rock Band

--Sentimental Swing Big Band--Tom Steinkoenig, 1644 220th Street, Fort Dodge, IA 50501; (515) 573-3007

--Shirley's Big Band Sound--Ashton, IA--e-mail--Shirley Brandt; I play mostly the big band style old standards, but also play some CW, rock, Latin, old-time upon request. Generally, I play alone, using two keyboards and a pocket trumpet, but occasionally use a second person when it is requested.

--Soul Searchers--Des Moines, IA; blues

--South 61--Burlington/Southeast Iowa, plays a variety of Today's Country, Classic Rock & Blues

--Southern Reign--Cindie Weldon, 408 W. Chestnut, Bloomfield Ia. 52537

--Standing Hampton--high energy rock, Des Moines based quintet

--Stampede--Eastern Iowa, 5 piece high energy country/rock band; 319-334-4449

--Stingray--North Iowa, 712-836-2368 or 515-295-7339; north Iowa based band playing the finest in 50s, 60s & 70 Rock n Roll

--T-Tops--e-mail--Iowa City area, Dean G Kirby, 319-626-5558 Days, 319-627-4327 eve, and 319-400-3125 cel; three piece band playing classic rock, and blues.

--Thomas, Dale Band--Box 366, West Branch, Iowa 52358, 319-643-2220. Formed in 1956 as Dale Thomas and the Bandera Boys, the Dale Thomas Band plays western swing and other dance music in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. (Dale Thomas and his old band, The Bandera Boys, inducted into the Iowa Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.)

--Thunderbirds--Southwest IA--Steve Brown, Bedford, IA; H - 712-523-3234 or Cell - 712-249-5588 or Stan Brown, Lenox, IA; H - 641-333-4387 or Cell - 515-491-0473; 2006 Inductiees into the Iowa Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

--Tittle, Rick, Band--Dubuque, Iowa; (563) 582-5256. Country and Rock N' Roll

--Today's Country--Mark Johnson and Len Bakken singing Todays best Country music

--Toe Tappers--Joe Sweeney, Day/563-382-4577 or Nite/563-568-3377

--Touchplay--Iowa City, IA, Rock 'n Roll

--Traidmarx, The Fabulous--Dennis Johnson, (515) 224-0316; '60's horn band, back together after 31 years, from northwest Iowa. 2001 Inductees into the Iowa Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and have continued to play since.

--Trux--Marion, IA, Classic Rock

--Uniques, The Fabulous--Central Iowa, Kirk (515) 379-2327 or Tim (515) 964-7287

--Tony Valdez--Central Iowa, Latin

--C.W. Von Arx & Hwy 3--Caledonia, MN; 507-450-1246

--Wailing Big Band--e-mail--Shelby, IA--13 musician band performing the standards and classics. All dance styles and tempos. Serving ballrooms, anniversarys, receptions, corporate functions, theater backup, birthdays, and special events. Organized in 1985. References. Contact Denny at 712 544 2017.

--Waring Family--Chris Waring, 924 Dohrmann, Jesup, IA 50648; family bluegrass band

--We're Late And Smell Like Beer--Dubuque/Galena area, playing music from Southern Louisiana, including Cajun and Zydeco

--Western Justice--Kirk Dighton, 3186 Troy Mills Blvd, Walker, Iowa 52352; 319-224-3382 or Tom Hofer, Nevada, Iowa, 515-382-8888 Ext. 224. Western Swing.

--Whisky River--Clinton Area Country-Classic Rock N Roll Band. Rick Tomman, 563-503-0350. (ricktomman@yahoo.com)

--Wichita--e-mail--Lefty Schrage, 229 S. Walnut, West Union, Iowa 52175, 563-422-3293

--WildCard--Cedar Valley Country band playing a great mix of today's country, classic country and a shot of classic rock.

Bands and Orchestras from Across the Border who sometimes play in Iowa

Illinois - - -

--Buckshot--Galesburg, IL; Top Forty Country

--City Limits--Central Illinois country band

--Russ Morgan Orchestra with Jack Morgan--P.O. Box 218, Rapids City, IL 61278

--Southern Cross--Based in Peoria, IL, 309) 693-7020 (Josh) or (309) 248-7750 (Kevin). Their musical selections are varied, ranging from honky-tonk classics to top-40 country hits, with a few countrified rockers to keep the crowd on the dance floor.

--Ron Smolen Orchestra--P.O. BOX 346152, Chicago, Illinois 60634; (773) 545-1881. Serving Illinois and the Mid-West for 30 years.

--Truesdells--e-mail--Brien Prenevost, 700 Dilenbeck Drive, Geneseo, IL. 61254; (309) 944-4432

Minnesota - - -

--Busta, Jim Band--Box 525. Spring Grove, MN 55974; (507) 498-5896

--DC Drifters--Austin, MN; Denny Charnecki (507) 437-6968; since 1963, variety band, very well known for their 50's & 60's music, but also perform classic country, new country and classic rock

--Jensen, Sammy Orchestra--PO Box 516, Marshall, Minnesota 56258, 507-532-3665 or 507-532-3998

--Molly Nova & The Hawk--Nestling Park Productions, %Molly Nova, PO Box 34044, Minneapolis, Minnesota 5403-8044

--Murphy Brothers Band--Steve Murphy, 133 Rose Street, Mankato, MN 56001; (507) 625-5734. Southern Minnesota's TOP Variety Band.

--Don Riggs Big Band--Don and Lois Riedler, 2370 County Road B, Roseville, MN, 651-633-0778

--Jack Shultz--402 East Main, Ceylon, MN, 56121; (507) 632-4412

Nebraska - - -

--Chrastil, Bill--the Many Performances of; (402) 498-9700

--FortyTwenty Band--Lincoln, NE, (402) 304-6041

--Layne, Bobby Orchestra--6600 West "O" Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68528, 402-475-4030 or 402-430-9330. Big Band, Ballroom. 1998 National Band Leader of The Year.

--Lynn, Lonny Orchestra--1183 County Road 1, Ithaca, Nebraska, 68033, 402-624-2099. The Lonny Lynn Orchestra is a local ballroom dance band - playing music from the 30's and 40's with some Country music and Latin. The band has been entertaining dancers in the midwest for over 15 years!

--Prairie Cats--Omaha, NE, 8 piece, pop/swing, jump/blues, big band, rockabilly latin & bop; 402-556-2027

Wisconsin - - -

--Back Home Boys--2002 Wisconsin Country Band of the Year

--Vic Ferrari Band--Wisconsin, variety

--Jan Garber Orchestra--c/o Howard Schneider, 1523 Fond du lac Avenue, Kewaskum, WI 53040; (262) 626-1600

--Goodtime Dutchmen--Ralph Thull, 2479 County Road H, Kewaskum, WI 53040; (262) 338-6308

--Herman, Ryan--N42351 County Road O, Osseo, WI 54758; 715-694-2106; (email: rjherman@hotmail.com)

--Karl & The Country Dutchmen--e-mail--P.O. Box 31, Trempealeau, Wisconsin 54661, 608-534-7450

--Kilian, Ken Saxtet--Platteville, Wisconsin, 888-4SAXTET or 608-348-3748.