Artist Info: The Stompers

The Stompers story begins in the fall of 1977 when friends Sal Baglio and Mark Cuccinello decided to start a band. Stephen Gilligan and Dave Friedman, the only people to respond to an index card posted on a music store bulletin board seeking musicians, arrived a short time later. On November 7, 1977, the musical neophytes played their first gig in Beverly, Mass.

EARLY GIGS
The act started out in area hang-outs like Cantone's, Inn Square Men's Bar (ladies invited) [read more...]