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Birdman
"Funky Chicken Dancer"
William H. Byrd & Birdman
Joker, David Brown, Chepito & Naomi
Birdman & Willie Nelson


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Past & Present Players

** Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame
* Indicates Present Player
† Indicates Deceased Player

GUITAR
*MIKE ROMAN
SERGIO CALLEROS
ALFONSO ALFARO
JOE TORRES
BRUNO CURATOLO
RUDY BARRERA
JOE SALINAS
MANUEL PEREZ
SCOTT GRANN
HARRY HMURA
EDDIE NOSSEM
TOM OLEN
JIMMY FERNANDEZ
*ABEL GUARDIOLA
*MIKEY ROMAN

KEYBOARDS
LUKE PILLARELLA
RICHARD WEBER
*ELISEO RIOS, JR.
*JOHN RAMIREZ
DANNY VASQUEZ
RENE DESANTIAGO
JOHN "YANEZ" JAMNIK
TONY RUFO
XAVIER CRUZ
JULIUS PERRYMAN
AL SANCHEZ
NICK VIVEROS

DRUMS
HECTOR CORTEZ †
RAMON MEZA
PETER FERNANDEZ
STEVE MISSAL
JOE ALDERSON
ED FELL
MICHAEL "BLACK MAC" WATKINS
FRED POSKONKA
TED "TISH" JAMROZ
ROMAN CASTAÑEDA
TONI IZZI
RUBEN GOMEZ
RICH ALDANA
*GEORGE BUCK
ADOLFO "BIGALO" GASCA
*BILL SHARY

SAXOPHONE
MIKE DIETRICH
BILL CARDY
ROBERT GUTTMAN
GERARD BOROWSKI
RICK SOWA
MARTY GOMEZ
AUBREY RIVERS
HANK FORD
DAVID JONES
PAUL MERTINS
MARIO LOPEZ
JEREMY CALLNER
*MIKEY ROMAN

TRUMPET
MIKE ROMERO
JOHN CASTRO
ROBERT CERIALE
CARL OBERMAN
JEFF LEDVINA
JIM NOVAK
JEFF LEDVINA
JIM NOVAK
KENNY ANDERSON
DENNIS RIZO
ANGEL RODRIGUEZ
FRED CANTU
*SCOTT WILTFANG
*JOHN TRIMMEL

VOCALS
LOUIE ESQUIVEL
GEORGE BUDIMIR
BOB POLAWSKI
PHIL BILLON
STEVE MISSAL
MANUEL PEREZ
VINCE EMERY, JR.
JOE WRIGHT
JOHN RAMIREZ
*MICHAEL "BLACK MAC" WATKINS
JANET VERCHA
CHESTER SHIPP
JOHN CASTRO
PEDRO VALENZUELA
RICH ALDANA
*ABEL GUARDIOLA
*MIKE ALDANA
*JOE “VATO” GUILLEN
*YOLANDA JOLI
NIKKI G.
JANET CRUZ
ANDREA DAHLKE
ANA SWIATEK
BLANCA MARIA
LILIANA MENDIOLA
*ANGELIQUE MARIE


FILM CREW
CHUCK PULLEN
GILBERT MUNOZ
BRIAN COMPTON

BASS
JOE JUAREZ
JIMMY HERNANDEZ †
KENNY SHREIBER
JOE VALUCKAS
LOUIE LOTTESTO
JOE FONSECA
RICK LUCHETTI
BOB LESNIAK
MARK DAVIS †
PASCUAL "DUCK" SANCHEZ, JR.
JERRY COLTRO
AL POSKONKA
BOBBY SALINAS
ROBERTO AGUILERA
RAY MORENO
FRANK TORRES
ALEX PEREZ
*"BABY" JOEL VALDEZ

CONGAS, TIMBALES, BONGOS & PERCUSSION
JOE WRIGHT
FERNANDO ROMERO
EDGAR DESANTIAGO †
JOE ANAYA
JOE RENDON
ALBERTO SIERRA
FREDDY WATSON
SAMMY TORRES
JUAN DE LEON
*JOE ROSSO
RICH ALDANA
*KIKI VENTURA
TONY "QUITO" VIRAMONTES
JAIME CLAUDIO
JOE RODRIGUEZ
JOE VARGAS
*MIKE ALDANA

TROMBONE
*JOHN BARBUSH
BILL McFARLAND
MIKE GARCIA
*EDDIE IRIZARRY
WILLIE "SLYBONE" WOODS
RON RODRIGUEZ

BACKUP SINGERS
SHARON IVANHOV
SUE WHITING
CAROL SCHULTZ
BARBARA SCHULTZ
SUSAN SMITH
MICHAELYNE "BUNNY" PAZANIN
THERESA PORZUCZEK
DIANE VRLICH

SIDEMEN
JESUS AGUILERA
TONY ZAMUDIO
ERNEST CABALLERO
AL "MOUSE" FERREIRA
PAUL UHRINA
JOHN MANSTIS
JIMMY “WOP” CERNIGLIA †
FRANK CASTILLO
JIMMY JOYCE
RITO MACIEL
DON DIXON
TORREY McCLINTON
EMMANUEL PERRYMAN
JULIUS PERRYMAN
BENITO HERRERA
ROBERT KLIMZACK
LIONEL HERARD
OMAR AREAS
ROBERTY IBARRA
SAM RIVERA
DENNIS NATARELLI
ALFONSO IZGUERRA
GABINO IZGUERRA
JOE GRIFFIEN, JR.
CARLOS LARA
*BRANDON ROMAN

SPECIAL GUEST STARS
JOSE “CHEPITO” AREAS**
RICHARD BEAN
JOSE FELICIANO
BUDDY MILES †
ARMANDO PERAZA**
MICHAEL SHRIEVE**

PRODUCERS
ATTY. ROBERT CLIFFORD
ATTY. JOSEPH MIROBALLI
ATTY. MICHAEL ROMAN   




PUBLICIST
ASSOCIATED MEDIA

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EQUIPMENT, LIGHTING & SOUND CREWS
* ROBERTO "BIRDMAN" COLON - Equipment Manager
* LUIS “NAOMI BEACHWALKER” NODAL - Lighting Manager
* TOM "JOKER" CURRY - Sound Engineer



DANNY ACEVEDO
TONY ALVAREZ, SR.
TONY ALVAREZ, JR.
BOB BRYZKY
ROY BRYZKY +
ROLANDO BUSTOS
TOM CALDERON
EDDIE CAMACHO
CARLOS CASAS
LEO CASTAÑEDA
CARLOS CEJA
TONY CERNIGLIA
HOWARD CHAPMAN
TOM CHASE
BOB CARRETTI
JOSE LUIS CASANOVA
ALVARO CASANOVA
HECTOR CASANOVA
MARTIN “DINO” CHAVEZ
LLOYD CISZEWSKI
CARLOS “LIL BIRD” COLON
CRISTOBAL COLON
ENRIQUE COLMENARES +
HERMINIO CORNEJO
FRANK CORONA
HIJINIO CORTEZ
KENNY COSBY
JIM CURRY
TONY DANIEL
JOHN DE CERO
ROBERT DIAZ
LUIS DOMINGUEZ
JOHN EASTERDAY
SAL “CHUBBY” FLORES +
ANDY FLORES
FRANK FLORES
JOE FLORES
TONY FLORES
ALBERT FLORES
LOUIE GARCIA
FERNANDO “TANO” GARCIA +
MILAN GJOVIC
ALFREDO GONZALES
BOBBY GONZALES
EDDIE GONZALES
HENRY “BOZO” GONZALES
JOHN GONZALES
RICK GONZALES
ROGER GONZALES
TIMMY GONZALES +
STEVE GONZALES
BERNIE GRISOLIA
JOE “DIABLO” GUAJARDO
JOAQUIN HERNANDEZ
MARIO “MOONMAN” HERNANDEZ
RAUL HERNANDEZ


RICH HERNANDEZ
PAUL JOYCE
DANNY JOYCE +
TOM KEARNS
PAUL KUMIEGA
EDDIE LOVINGOOD
EDDIE MAYDON
EDDIE MARTINEZ
RONALD MARMOLEJO
DOUG MAYNARD
TICO MEDINA
HENRY MEDOZA
CARLOS MESA
JAVIER MINJARES
JULIO MEJIA
JOEL “MONTERREY”MIJARES
MAX MIRABAL
BILL MISSAL
SERGIO MOLINA
LARRY MOLLO
ABEL MONTEZ, SR
JUAN CASANOVA
ABEL MONTEZ, JR.
RICH MONTEZ
LUIS MUÑOZ
RUBEN NODAL
EMILIO NODAL
DENNIS NOWAKOWSKI
JUNIOR NYSTROM
MEL “WILLARD” RAMOS
JIM RAMOS
JOHN RAMOS +
RICK RAZO
RICK “MAGGO” RIOS
ROBERT “RUFUS” RIOS +
JOEY RIOS
RALPH RIOS +
MIGUEL RIVERA
ARCHIE RODRIGUEZ
NACHO RODRIGUEZ
GERARDO ROSADO
JOHN RUIZ
MARIO SILVA
RICK SPAIN
STEVE STANGE
ART STESSEL
TONY TESTA
RICH THOMAS
MANUEL “BACALAO” TORRES
JORGE TORRES
JULIO TORRES
AL VARGAS
BOBBY VARGAS
FRANK VASQUEZ
FERNANDO “BLAB” ZEPEDA

Band Crew


Super Spoilers


Mamma Dee T. and Her Boys


Byd, Bozo, Lil' Bird,
Naomi, and Rufus

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