HISTORY • Behringer Band (1980 -1982)
"I formed the The Behringer Band in 1980 with Tom Garven, Randy Zinns, Sherry Carr, Robyn Lee, and Jim Meland. Tom and I played in a band throughout elementary school and were friends. The band worked local clubs and college campus tours and soon began playing seven nights a week. This was the wildest f*%&$@# band I have ever worked with.
This band became known for doing so many dangerous stage routines and antics to draw in crowds there were always injuries. Tom would pick me up during solo’s and ride me on his shoulders through the club. One time he walked through a door way and I hit my head, nearly knocked unconscious I continued to solo. The band was raw with lots of energy and extended solos.
The band disbanded in 1982"
~Jimi
