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SALVATION POSES FOR ONE LAST PHOTO AFTER A REHEARSAL FOR THEIR SOLD OUT CONCERT
AT THE OSPREY ON AUGUST 20th 2006. IT WAS THEIR VERY LAST. RIP ARNETT AND CHUCK ...........................................................
"So great that you are keeping the Salvation memories alive with the new CD's. Thanks so
much, Rich Rolandelli from Cedar Grove, New Jersey" ...........................................................
GUEST BOOK (please sign) ......click the
link below: http://www.anvilbook.com/guestbook.php?denisfromsalvation "Chuck Guy lives on" on YouTube! Dedicated to the memory of Chuck Guy. We all remember how Chuck could belt a song. Watch Chuck do his thing
along with all the guys in Salvation.
JUST CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW. http://www.youtube.com/SalvationSummer75
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CHECK OUT THESE ENTRIES IN OUR SALVATION GUESTBOOK
Name Bobby A.
Date 2009-05-28 23:05:09
Message
Wow. Talk about memories. I often speak of my mispent youth on the
Jersey Shore and Salvation is the soundtrack. Closing the bar in Old Bridge on Saturday night and driving down to the beach,
crashing in some godawful rental that had 22 people in 2 bedrooms. Laying out on the sand until the hangover subsided, going
into the Osprey for a sandwich and a few beers waiting for the band to come on. Dancing and singing at the tops of our lungs
and then going outside to see the sun still high in the sky knowing we had to go back home and get ready for the week ahead,
already wishing it was Friday. Thanks for reminding me of a really fun time in my life.
Name Lou
Date 2009-05-14 16:45:03
Message
I spent many of nights watching Salvation at the Colonel's Garter,Osprey,and
many other places.
I remember spending many summers down Manasquan seeing Salvation on Saturday night at the Osprey going
to the beach on Sunday morning and then to the Osprey boat bar for the countdown.You guys were the best and will always live
on forever in my memories.
Name Ira from DC
Date 2009-05-10 6:04:52
Message
Denis - glad I found your homepage. You guys were my ultimate band beginning in 1969. I spent most of my summer
wages (I worked at Monmouth Park)buying Rolling Rocks at the Osprey and listening to you guys play. Really sad to hear that
Guy has passed away. He had a great voice. Almost 40 years later, I can still hear him belting out "A Little Help From
My Friends." Great memories. It was amazing that I got home alive every night. I can also remember urging the band to
play more CCR - Salvation's sound was very comparable. Take care.
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Salvation
Double Album-20 songs featuring 16 live recordings and 4 studio releases recorded on United Artists and Elektra Records....you
are gonna love this album! A happy Salvation fan had this to say...."Got the CD's! Great job on the song selection. Took
me right back to sitting at the end of the bar at a matinee at the Osprey on a hot July Saturday afternoon. I'm ordering another
CD set. My buddies from 1976-82 houses already heisted my CD's". The songs are: Blackwater (singer-Chuck), Bluebird (singer-Chuck), Diamond Girl (singer-Denis),
Lady Blue (singer-Chuck), Must Let The Show Go On (singer-Chuck), Listen To What The Man Said (singer-Chuck), Treat Her Gently
(singer-Lenny), Love I Lost (singer-Lenny), Music Was My First Love (singer-Arnett), Overnight Success (original song by Louie-singer
Chuck), Put Out The Light (singer-Chuck), Sarah Smile (singer-Louie), Say Goodbye(original song by Lenny-singer Chuck), Someday
The Gray Will Come(written by Shawn Casey, New York City radio personality and the producer of Salvation's first record release
on United Artists Records, singer-Chuck), SOS(singer-Denis), El Bimbo (instrumental), Swear To God (singer-Bobby J), This
Ol' Cowboy (singer-Chuck), Tommorrow Is The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life (from the Broadway musical "Salvation"...."where
we got our name"....singer Chuck), You Know I Can Dance (singer-Chuck) Order the 2 CD package NOW! $37.50 payable to Denis Quilligan Order Salvation Summer '75 NOW! (SORRY
CURRENTLY SOLD OUT!) Mail check(s) to: Denis Quilligan, 26 Pinewood Drive, Neptune Township, NJ 07753
Thanks for your loyal support over the many years!
Denis from
Salvation _________________________________________ "The Salvation Story"
The formation and transformation of Salvation is a long story. We want to recognize those guys who were the
members of Salvation in the early years as well as the Salvation "Dream Team". That was the 7 members of the band
who made up Salvation for the final 5 years or so.
The story begins at the Osprey Hotel, summer 1968: Chuck and
his band "the Miami Kids" played in the Osprey Main Bar. They were Ronnie and Robbie Sexton, guitar and bass
and Michael Gauthiere on the bass all from Miami, Florida and a drummer who quit at the end of the year. Arnett and I had
played as the opening act with the Allman Brothers Band with our band Max but we had a breakup and we were
looking for
work. Agent, Jack Fisher asked Arnett to join Chuck's band and he said yes if they would hire me (Denis) as the second lead
singer. (Chuck and I (Denis) shared the role of front men/lead singers for more than 5 years).
(Salvation Version
1)
We played the summer of 1969 at the Osprey as the "no name" band.
(Salvation Version 2)
Ronnie
and Robbie Sexton decided to return home to Miami at summers end so we hired guitarist, Freddie Cole who was from New Jersey
and a member of my high school rock band Tom Price from Florida on the bass. (It was at this time that we recorded the hit
song "Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life" on United Artists Records. The song was from the Broadway
show "Salvation". We decided to pick up on the name and the rest is history.
We played 2 summers at
the Osprey with that lineup plus couple additional lead guitarists. We had 2 guitars, organ, bass, drums and 2 front men/lead
singers. Phil DiCarlo from New Jersey was a very very talented jazz style guitarist who played a summer with us at the Osprey.
The other lead guitarist who played with us was Mike LaFalce who was from Poughkeepsie, New York.
(Salvation Version
3)
We made a major change next. Through the grapevine we got word of an incredible guitarist and vocalist who had formed
a band named Sioux. His name was Lenny Molinari. We caught Lenny and his band at Dodds in Orange, New Jersey and we
all loved his style. His band was good too. We approached Lenny with an offer for him, his keyboard player Doc LaFalce and
bass player Stevie Shirlee to become the new Salvation.
(Salvation Version 4)
We added another talented entertainer
shortly after that. His name was Bobby Jay. He replaced Stevie on bass and also brought into the band his trumpet. It was
after that I (Denis) became not only a lead singer/front man but a trombone player as well. (I played the trombone in high
school and my first rock band.)
Salvation now had a horn section. We played our 5th summer at the Osprey with that band
and also began playing at Art Stock's Playpen South in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for spring break. That became a yearly event
for Salvation. We made our last 2 personnel changes after that.
(Salvation
Version 5) We were looking to free Bobby Jay up from playing bass so that we could do more songs with brass. Instead
of hiring a bass player we decided to hire Russ Hope. He was super talented. He played the organ and at the same time played
the bass on a synthesizer. He also played the bass and rhythm guitar. Russ had been the keyboard player with Arnett and me
(Denis) in our all original band "Max". Shortly after that we hired a 7th member. He and Russ had played together.
His name was Louie Pietz. Louie played the saxophone, flute and bass guitar. Louie was also a fantastic song writer and was
responsible for our pick hit single "Overnight Success" which we recorded on Elektra Records.
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