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In
the Beginning
Prior to 1978 Randy Neilson (keyboards), Paul
Beardmore (bass), Denis Mroz (guitar), and Carmen Sorrentino
(drums) played in the band named Celebrate, the house band
at the Cinema Lounge night club for many years. In 1979 the
members of that band separated from their leader/lead singer
to form a new band. This group was named Epilog and fell under
the direction of Randy. At that time, the band found a new
singer Bobby Jackson, and became a Top-40 group rooted in
the Baltimore area playing for dances, schools, and night
clubs.
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A few years later ...
In addition to being a member of Epilog, Randy played
bass trombone in the Crabtowne Big Band. This group was
based in Annapolis and run by Bari Sax player Mike Mileski.
Mike wanted to host a special presentation of Blues Brothers
tunes at one of the band's jobs, but the big band didn't
have a singer. So, through Randy's association with Epilog,
Bobby Jackson did the show with amazing delivery, and
the crowd's reaction was overwhelming. This event turned
out to be the birth of the Believers, because shortly
thereafter four horns players were added to Epilog for
a special set. It was not long after this arragement in
the fall of 1983 that the group renamed itself "Bobby
& the Believers" and the horns became permanent.
The rest is history!
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