Does anyone remember the Swinging Gate Teen Club in Ft. Wayne Indiana in the 1960's? A lot of national groups graced their stage! The Who, The Buffalo Springfield, The Yard Birds, Dennis Yost and the Classic’s Four and The Outsiders just to Name a few!
I was a member of that teen Club and I saw a lot of those bands as a matter of fact I am Drummer and we were the Swinging Gate House Band and we played with a lot of Headliner groups!
The name of our band was The Souls on Fire and we played with Dennis Yost and The Classic’s Four when they played the Swinging Gate. We also Played with The Outsiders when they played the Swinging Gate! We also Played with Derek and the Dominoes at the Hullabaloo club in Fort Wayne, Indiana. (another great club from the past) (Remember this was all in the late 1960?s)
I posted this blog because I saw a lot of the old garage bands that had more internet press than we did.
We played the Swinging Gate several times and the Hullabaloo club in Ft. Wayne all the time. During that period of time we played with several Major Headliner bands and some of the "other local bands" never saw the light of day. I couldn't believe that I couldn't
find any mention of The Souls on Fire from Ft Wayne In. (mid to late 1960's) We also played clubs in Ohio, some universities and miscellaneous gigs, bars etc.... John Comer Cleveland, Ohio
