Abstract	Author Rick Pervisky recounts his life growing up in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and being part of a teenage garage band, the Marauders, that played in the early days of rock and roll under the guidance and promotion of Lindy Shannon..
Abstract	The musical group was active from 1963-1966 and was variously known as Marauders, Satisfactions and V-Troop. Pervisky recalls seeing regional and national acts come to La Crosse and describes in detail when the band opened for The Dave Clark Five at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. The band also recorded two records that were local hits.
Abstract	Pervisky, who earned the nickname "Dr. Rock," continues to play guitar and performs hits from the 1950s and 1960s entertaining La Crosse area folks.
Abstract	Members of the Marauders musical group were Rick Miller, Rick Pervisky, Jim Young and Terry Gardner.
Author	Rick Pervisky
Owner	La Crosse Public Library
Type of resource	text
Genre	book
Genre authority	marcgt
Publisher name	[Rick Pervisky]
Place of publication	La Crosse, Wis.
Date published	2017
Date captured	2024-07-30
Language	eng
Width	8.5
Height	10.99
Subject geographic	La Crosse (Wis.)--History--20th century
Subject geographic	La Crosse (Wis.)--Social life and customs--20th century
Subject topic	Rock music--Wisconsin--La Crosse--1961-70 Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	Rock musicians--Wisconsin--La Crosse—Biography Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	Rock musicians--Wisconsin--La Crosse--History Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	Rock groups--Wisconsin--La Crosse--History Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	Dave Clark Five (Musical group) Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	Marauders (Musical group) performer Authority: Local
Subject topic	Satisfactions (Musical group) performer Authority: Local
Subject topic	V-Troop (Musical group) performer Authority: Local
Subject topic	Shannon, Lindy, 1928-1995 Authority: Local
Subject topic	Pervisky, Rick Authority: Local
Subject topic	Young, Jim Authority: Local
Subject topic	Miller, Rick Authority: Local
Subject topic	Gardner, Terry Authority: Local
Subject temporal	1960s
Note	Forms part of the La Crosse History of Rock and Roll Project (LHRRP)
Use and reproduction restrictions	This item has been made available with permission of the copyright holder and has been provided here for educational purposes only. Commercial use is prohibited without permission.
Collection	Music
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