Memorial pictures of past community musicians and friends

Cande Mendoza,Charles Lett, Henery Banales,Ed Alvarado, Tommy Belmudez, Jerry Gonzalez, Johnny Gonzalez , Johnnie Valenzuela Ron Gonzalez

R.I.P 

Ron Gonzalez RIP

Pomona finest musician teacher homeboy is now resting but his legacy and memories will live forever his song Lady Love will rise once again to the top of the charts thanks RON for the Love 

Garage bands of Pomona 1950-1975

 

The Velveteens

Ronnie and the Pomona Casuals

Sir Guys

JD4+3

The Vandells

Sir guys

The Little latins

Fabulous Moments

Joe Rod and the Rhythm Kings

The Supremacys

The Pacesetters

The Shades of Brown

The Disturbance band

Vida

The Hounds and Wolves

Movin Thru

The Minority band

The Clouds

The Shondells 

The Knox Bros.

The Tigers 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Johnny Valenzuela of the Velveteens Interview

 

Now sounds of Pomona 

  1. Slow Jerk Ronnie and the Pomona Casuals
  2. Sloppy Ronnie and the Pomona Casuals
  3. Land 1000 dances Ronnie and the Pomona Casuals
  4. The Jerk Ronnie and the Pomona Casuals
  5. I Wanna do the Jerk Ronnie and the Pomona Casuals
  6. Lady love Royal Gents
  7. On A Sunday Afternoon Lighter shade of Brown 
  8. Single life The Brown Image
  9. Lets stay together The Brown Image 
  10. Dog Patch Creeper Velveteens
  11. Johnnys jump Velveteens
  12. Oh Baby Velveteens
  13. Come back Velveteens
  14. Angel Baby Velveteens
  15. Angel Baby Rosie and the originals
  16. Maria Velveteens
  17. While we Dance velveteens
  18. Im waiting Velveteens
  19. La Flor Velveteens
  20. Miss you so velveteens
  21. Your tender lips Velveteens
  22. Its love baby Velveteens 
  23. Teen Prayer
  24. You’ve broken my Heart
  25. Please please Casuals
  26. Bring me Happiness velveteens
  27. So Dearly Velveteens
  28. A Thousand stars Rosie and the originals
  29. My Darling forever Rosie and the originals
  30. Teen Prayer Velveteen
  31. Swimming at the Rainbow Ronnie and the Pomona  Casuals
  32. On the outside looking in Brown Image
  33. Confescion The Brown Image
  34. La Basura The Brown Image

Sounds of Pomona :

THE VANDELLS

This is the original Vandells that started in the early 60's in South Pomona. 

Pictured is Henry Banales, Johnny Carrosco, Richard Valenzuela, Randy Soto, Ernie Espinoza.

This band was started in the living room of my parent's house on 11th and Hamilton in Pomona and went on to do back yard parties jr highschool, highschool Pomona Fair Montebello Ball room, Kennedy Hall, Big Union little Union Hall,ELA college battle of band and many more events, and lasted about a decade but along the way the band name was changed to the Supremacy's and then later on to Shades of brown. During that time there was many band members that were added and some left to join other groups.