PHOTO GALLERY - BANDS AND ARTISTS

CLEAR - (Contributed by Phil Moran a.k.a. OKIE D) Vince Coy - guitar / Kenny Pease - keys / Larry Kuentz - voc / Charlie Kuenel - bass / Vince Rakowitz - drums.

Phil writes: Except for the bass player, these guys went to Edison HS in SA. They were a Sam Kinsey favorite because of their straight nice guy image. Relatively blase repertoire except for some Deep Purple tunes that COY and PEASE really nailed. I heard that Kenny Pease was killed in a car wreck (73' or 74') on his way to or from an out of town college.

Mike Lowell writes: Vince Coy would later play with Phil Moran in the band HEIRONYMOUS, then with me in the 2nd edition of OVERLOAD. Larry Kuentz would go on to become a country musician around the area. His vocals greatly improved over the years.

L-R: Vince Rakowit- drums, Kenny Pease -keys, Vince Coy -guitar, Charle Kuenel -bass, Larry Kuentz -voc

(Contributed by John Arevalo) JA writes: "I stumbled upon your website and felt I had to drop in a note or two. I was the other guitarist in Clear before they added a keyboardist upon my exit. We used to play practically all of Wishbone Ash's repertoire. I moved to Austin shortly after that and worked with Andy Reil in a band called Reality. We worked along side Stevie Ray's bands in Austin's Eastside blues bars. We played for beer and tacos back then. I then toured the "chittlin circuit" with the Bobby Byrd Revue. He was known as James Brown's right hand man and he penned some of JB's big hits. I then moved back to SA and worked with Frank Rodarte in a band called Texas Roach. We almost got signed by Atlantic when the band split up over money problems. (thanks Frank!) I moved to Southern California in the mid 70s and soon joined the Righteous Brothers Band. I toured with them for 7 years. I moved back to SA in 1989 and worked with several local bands and then formed my own band called simply, Arevalo. We played the heavier classic rock and more eclectic tunes by Toto, Deep Purple and Pink Floyd. After seeing the how the local SA scene was a major struggle for survival I moved back to California. I was a Jefferson High student in the 60s. "

(Contributed by Fernando) F writes: "Kenny Pease actually drowned in an outing accident up in Austin after graduating from the University of Texas. Larry Kuentz died about three years ago."

(Contributed by Ron Frei) RF writes: "Stumbled onto your web site. Great info about "the day. I went to Edison and graduated in 1972. Played with Larry Kuentz and the Clear guys after Coy left. This was in 1975. Vince Coy moved onto bigger things so Kuentz asked for me to try out. Once the dust settled it took me and Larry Horowitz to fill the shoes of Coy. In 1975 we had a gig in Laredo Texas on a Sunday night. I had a test at St. Mary's U the next morning. Kuentz told me go to the gig or leave the band. I went the school route."

Photo contributed by Sam Kinsey and Neka