"Abbey Road Band"------------------Beatles Music.....LIVE!
   
  
REMINISCENT OF THE BEATLES LEGENDARY ROOFTOP CONCERT AT APPLE RECORDS IN LONDON, THE "ABBEY ROAD BAND" PERFORMED AN HOUR LONG BEATLES TRIBUTE SHOW, FREE TO THE PUBLIC, FROM THE ROOFTOP OF TIN LIZZIE IN DEADWOOD, SOUTH DAKOTA, ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 FROM 4:30PM TO 5:30PM.

THIS SHOW WAS THE FIRST CONCERT OF THE "KOOL DEADWOOD NITES" WEEKEND CELEBRATION. PEOPLE COMING INTO TOWN FOR THE OTHER SCHEDULED FESTIVITIES DROVE RIGHT BY THE ROOFTOP SHOW AND HEARD THE MUSIC. EVERYONE HAD A SMILE AS THEY WENT BY, AND MANY CAME OVER NEAR THE TIN LIZZIE BUILDING TO WATCH AND LISTEN AS WE PERFORMED OUR SHOW.

ACCORDING TO TIN LIZZIE CO-OWNER, DONNIE PATTON, "I LOVE THE BEATLES MYSELF, AND KOOL DEADWOOD NITES IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES.  WE ALSO WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE, AND THE ROOFTOP SEEMED...REALLY COOL!"

DONNIE WAS RIGHT.....IT WAS REALLY COOL!!!
WE HAD A BLAST, AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR!!

More Tin Lizzy Pictures taken by Rae Johnson   Indoor shots 10/19/02
ON AUGUST 24, 2002, KKLS / KOOL 92 PROUDLY PRESENTED THE "ABBEY ROAD BAND" AT THE CENTRAL STATES FAIR IN RAPID CITY WHERE WE PLAYED ON THE McDONALD'S FREE STAGE FROM 9PM TILL 10:30PM.

THE CROWD WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE 1960'S LIVERPOOL SCENE AS WE PERFORMED OUR LIVE "TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES" SHOW.

WHAT A GREAT BUNCH OF PEOPLE---THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL WAS TREMENDOUS!  A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!!

THE "ABBEY ROAD BAND", THE BEATLES BAND OF THE BLACK HILLS, GIVES A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERONE WHO CAME OUT TO SEE US, TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CENTRAL STATES FAIR, AND TO THE THE BEATLES STATION OF THE BLACK HILLS, KKLS / KOOL 92 FOR PROMOTING THE EVENT!
 
                                                                               
We were pleased to perform our "Beatles Tribute Show"
at the "Class of '62 Reunion" party.
It was held at the Holiday Inn in Rapid City on July 13, 2002.
 people singing along and tapping their feet to the nostalgic
music of the Beatles as performed by the "Abbey Road Band"!
We played two different one-hour sets during the evening,
for a total of 40 Beatles hits.
Our thanks to Ken Herman (our contact for the event) for
hiring our band to provide the entertainment at their
"Class of '62 Reunion" party.
                              More Pictures of The New Abbey Road Band



How It Came About:

Monte Madison is the leader of "Abbey Road".
He had the idea of "hand picking" three other guys who were as crazy about the Beatles as he was. He wanted to form a group that would perform the Beatles music just as close as possible to the original records. He wanted special attention given to getting the harmonies just right. Monte found 3 guys who met the high standards he set. And all the members agreed to do whatever it took to do the songs correctly, investing whatever time and effort was needed.

Members of "Abbey Road":

Monte Madison:
Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Lead Guitar
Fred Gondzar:
Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
Mark Theissen:
Vocals, Lead Guitar, Bass, Harmonica
Tony Johnson:
Drums, back-up vocals

FAVORITE PEOPLE

(We found that if we could change the instruments around, we could perform a wider range of the Beatles songs.)

In our "Tribute to the Beatles Show", we cover the early and middle part of their musical career.
Songs range from "Love Me Do" to "Hey Jude".

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DRAWING WINNER!
On the morning of August 27th, Fred Gondzar went to the studios of KOOL 92 AM, KKLS Radio ("The Beatles Radio Station of the Black Hills") and had Scott McCormick pick the drawing winner from the drawing box during his "McCormick in the Morning Show"!
Since we are "The Beatles Band of the Black Hills", KKLS seemed to be the best match. :o)

The winner of the drawing was Adam Thompson!!!
Congratulations, ADAM!!!
We sent him a copy of the "Beatles 1" CD, and some other neat stuff.

And thanks to everyone who came out to see and hear our show at the Central States Fair. We hope to see you again really soon.

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For Booking Information, or if you would be interested in becoming part of the "BLACK HILLS BEATLES FAN CLUB":

Call:

Fred Gondzar: (605) 341-5802

Or email us at: AbbeyRoadBand@aol.com

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