The Rockin’ Dogs at Saigon Palace

Detail: The Rockin' Dogs' Dave Ellison, Sam Wilson, Cole Smithey, Jane Bunting (collection Cole Smithey)Here’s a photo set from a memorable night in late 1983/early 1984 when the Rockin’ Dogs — guitarists/vocalists Dave Ellison and Sam Wilson; bassist Jane Bunting; and drummer Cole Smithey — took the stage with Noise 292 at Saigon Palace in what is now call the Gaslamp Quarter.

“The live color pics with Jane were the Saigon Palace!” Ellison recalls. “I was really sick, I had a fever and laryngitis really bad … to the point where I could do nothing but whisper for two weeks … so Sam sang all the songs that night.”

Detail: The Rockin' Dogs' Sam Wilson, Dave Ellison, Cole Smithey, Jane Bunting (collection Cole Smithey)Detail: The Rockin' Dogs' Dave Ellison, Sam Wilson, Cole Smithey, Jane Bunting (collection Cole Smithey)Detail: The Rockin' Dogs' Dave Ellison, Sam Wilson, Cole Smithey (collection Cole Smithey)


Rockin’ Dogs MP3s:
The Rockin’ Dogs play “Candy Rock”: Listen now!
The Rockin’ Dogs play “Back of Your Heart”: Listen now!
The Rockin’ Dogs play “Always on the Run”: Listen now!

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