velvet haze the adventures of the original velvet haze

Since 1965


New:  by Mike Moore & Mike Mullins -  It's All Over Now Baby Blue



New:  by Tyler Mullins -  Gerudo Valley


 

 



Rick                Mike         Tyler                   Mike        

 

 

 

 

House Money  Circa 2009      
        Mike Moore - Vocals, Guitar
        Rick Stone - Drums
        Dave Padgett - Bass, Vocals
        Mike Mullins - Guitar
 
House Money played a few parties, Kate's Irish Pub, and JV's...  
Green River    I Knew the Bride    The One I Love    Allison Road    
       

 

Mindseye  Circa 2008    
        Mike Moore - Vocals, Guitar
        Gary Duchaine - Drums
        Dave Padgett - Bass, Vocals
        Mike Mullins - Guitar
 
Mindseye played a few parties...    
 Come On Let's Go    Spooky    Mercury Blues  
     

 

The Velvet Haze  Circa 2006    
        Tyler Mullins - Drums, Guitar
        Dave Padgett - Vocals, Bass, Guitar
        Mike Mullins - Guitar, Harmonica
 
The Velvet Haze played a few parties...    
Baja    Honky Tonk    Heart of Gold  
     


60's Revival  Circa 2005    
      Tyler Mullins - Drums, Guitar, Tambourine
      Mike Mullins - Guitars, Bass
 
Living Room Overdubbing...    
Day Tripper  
     


Woo Doggies  Circa 2003    
        Mike Moore - Vocals, Guitar
        Chris Moore (sometimes) - Fiddle/Violin
        Doug McCash (sometimes) - Mandolin
        Dave Padgett - Vocals, Guitar, Bass
        Mike Mullins - Banjo, Guitar
        Barry Fitton (sometimes) - Guitar
  
Woo Doggies played a few parties...    
The Red-Haired Boy    Salt Creek    Blackberry Blossom  
     


The Sock Monkeys  Circa 1999-2011
 
        Tim Hamer - Vocals
        Mark Moccio - Sax
        Ron Schneider - Drums
        "Mad Dog Prue" - Rhythm Guitar
        "Johnny Rico" - Lead Guitar
        Art Meushaw - Keyboards
        Roger Bullock - Bass

 
   Sock Monkeys Website
 

 

Woodpecker  Circa 1981    
        Gary "Tick" Taylor - Vocals
        Bruce Atkinson - Guitar
        Rick Stone - Drums
        Mike Mullins - Guitar
        ? - Bass
 
Woodpecker played in a garage; the band never had a name,
had to call it something...
   
My Baby Left Me    You Hit the Nail on the Head    RC Cola & a Moon Pie  
     

 

Rainbow Special  Circa 1975 - 78    
 
        Tresa Caplanis - Vocals
        Gary "Tick" Taylor - Vocals, Guitar
        Steve Larrick - Guitar, Vocals
        Page Thompson - Harmonica, Vocals
        Art Meushaw - Bass
        Mike Mullins - Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
        Rick Stone (sometimes) - Snare
Rainbow Special played everywhere...    
Love is a Rose    Sugar Babe    Tomorrow is a Long Time    Bonnie    Roll on Buddy  
     


Moonlight Express  Circa 1974 - 75    
        Butch "Marty" Martinez - Vocals, Guitar
        Rick Stone - Drums
        Art Meushaw - Bass
        Mike Mullins - Guitar
 
Moonlight Express played a few parties...    
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie    Wine, Do Your Stuff  
     


Country Air  Circa 1973 - 74    
        Ann Endicott - Vocals
        Steve Larrick - Vocals, Guitar
        Alan Wood - Mandolin, Vocals
        Page Thompson - Harmonica, Vocals
        Bran Dillard - Bass
        Mike Mullins - Banjo, Dobro, Vocals
Country Air played everywhere...    
A Child's Claim to Fame    Little Maggie    Banjo Signals    The Lowlands  
     


Dave Griggs Blues Band  Circa 1972    
        Dave Griggs - Vocals, Guitar
        "Duck" - Drums
        Art Meushaw - Bass
        Mike Mullins - Guitar
 
The only known cassette was destroyed in a car fire...    
Blues Jam  
     


M.P.S.  Circa 1970    
        Rich Stewart - Drums
        Dave Padgett - Bass
        Mike Mullins - Guitar
 
M.P.S. played in Rich Stewart's basement/nightclub...    
Chambers  
     


The New VELVET HAZE  Circa 1967    
        Jim Jost - Vocals
        Marty Martinez (added later) - Vocals
        Tom Futch, and later, Rick Stone - Drums 
        Art Meushaw - Bass
        Mike Mullins - Guitar
        Roger Bullock - Guitar
 
The New VELVET HAZE played everywhere...    
Last Day on Earth    Grizzly Bear    Let it be Me  
     


VELVET HAZE
Circa 1966
   
      Jim Jost - Vocals     
      Steve Larrick - Drums
      Dave Padgett - Bass
      Mike Mullins - Guitar
      Ron Collins - Guitar
(The Arratics became VELVET HAZE)
VELVET HAZE played everywhere...
   
 
     


The Arratics   Circa 1965    
      Jim Jost - Vocals      
      Steve Larrick - Drums
      Dave Padgett - Bass
      Mike Mullins - Guitar
      Ron Collins - Guitar
 
The Arratics played everywhere...
No recordings or photos are available, but Jim Jost's mom made a silent 8mm movie of the band..
If anyone has photos, recordings, band cards, posters, etc.  please send them to this site...
   
 
     

Please send inquiries, photos, posters, band cards, music files, & anything else surviving the passage of time.
If you have cassettes or reel-to-reels, VELVET HAZE will cover the cost of shipping and return.
email to Mike Mullins at:  info@velvethaze.com

 

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