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Birdman
"Funky Chicken Dancer"
William H. Byrd & Birdman
Joker, David Brown, Chepito & Naomi
Birdman & Willie Nelson


Group Picture

Past & Present Players

** Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame
* Indicates Present Player
† Indicates Deceased Player

GUITAR
*MIKE ROMAN
SERGIO CALLEROS
ALFONSO ALFARO
JOE TORRES
BRUNO CURATOLO
RUDY BARRERA
JOE SALINAS
MANUEL PEREZ
SCOTT GRANN
HARRY HMURA
EDDIE NOSSEM
TOM OLEN    
*MIKEY ROMAN
*ABEL GUARDIOLA
JIMMY FERNANDEZ

KEYBOARDS
LUKE PILLARELLA
RICHARD WEBER
*ELISEO RIOS, JR.
JOHN RAMIREZ
DANNY VASQUEZ   
RENE DESANTIAGO
JOHN JAMNIK
TONY RUFO
XAVIER CRUZ
JULIUS PERRYMAN
AL SANCHEZ
NICK VIVEROS
*JOSEPH “JJ” JAMES

DRUMS
HECTOR CORTEZ †  
RAMON MEZA
PETER FERNANDEZ
STEVE MISSAL
JOE ALDERSON
MICHAEL WATKINS
FRED POSKONKA
TED ”TISH” JAMROZ
ROMAN CASTAÑEDA
TONI IZZI †   
RUBEN GOMEZ
RICH ALDANA
ADOLFO GASCA
GEORGE BUCK
BILL SHARY
PATRICK CARROL
RAY ROQUE
JOE VARGAS
*JOSE JUAN MENCHACA

SAXOPHONE
MIKE DIETRICH
BILL CARDY
ROBERT GUTTMAN
GERARD BOROWSKI
RICK SOWA  
MARTY GOMEZ
AUBREY RIVERS     
HANK FORD
DAVID JONES
PAUL MERTINS
MARIO LOPEZ
JEREMY CALLNER
*MIKEY ROMAN

TRUMPET
MIKE ROMERO
JOHN CASTRO †
ROBERT CERIALE    
CARL OBERMAN
JEFF LEDVINA
KENNY ANDERSON
JIM NOVAK  
*DAN CUMMINS
ANGEL RODRIGUEZ
FRED CANTU    
SCOTT WILTFANG
*JOHN TRIMMEL
KENNY RUDZINSKI
DENNIS RIZO  

VOCALS
LOUIE ESQUIVEL
GEORGE BUDMIR
BOB POLAWSKI
PHIL BILLON
STEVE MISSAL
MANUEL PEREZ
VINCE EMERY, JR.
JOE WRIGHT
JOHN RAMIREZ
MICHAEL WATKINS
JANET VERCHA
CHESTER SHIPP
JOHN CASTRO †
PEDRO VALENZUELA
RICH ALDANA
*ABEL GUARDIOLA
MIKE ALDANA
JOE “VATO” GUILLEN
*YOLANDA JOLI
NIKKI G
BLANCA MARIA
LILIANA MENDIOLA
ANGELIQUE MARIE


FILM CREW
GILBERT MUÑOZ
CHUCK PULLEN
BRIAN COMPTON



BASS
JIMMY HERNANDEZ †
KENNY SHREIBER
JOE VALUCKAS
LOUIE LOTTESTO
JOE FONSECA †
RICK LUCHETTI
BOB LESNIAK †
MARK DAVIS †
PASCUAL SANCHEZ, JR.
JERRY COLTRO
AL POSKONKA
BOBBY SALINAS
BOBBY AGUILERA
RAY MORENO
ALEX PEREZ
FRANK TORRES
*JOEL “BABY” VALDEZ

CONGAS, TIMBALES, BONGOS & PERCUSSION
JOE WRIGHT
FERNANDO ROMERO
EDGAR DESANTIAGO †
JOE RENDON
JOEY ANAYA
ALBERTO SIERRA
FREDDY WATSON
SAMMY TORRES
JUAN DE LEON 
*JOE ROSSO 
RICH ALDANA
KIKI VENTURA
TONY VIRAMONTES
JAIME CLAUDIO
JOE RODRIGUEZ
MIKE ALDANA
*RUFUS LINUS
JR ROQUE

TROMBONE
*JOHN BARBUSH
BILL McFARLAND
MIKE GARCIA
EDDIE IRIZARRY
WILLIE WOODS
RON RODRIGUEZ

SIDEMEN
TONY ZAMUDIO
ERNEST CABALLERO
AL FERREIRA
JOHN MANSTIS
JIMMY “WOP” CERNIGLIA †
FRANK CASTILLO
JIMMY JOYCE
RITO MACIEL
DON DIXON
TORREY McCLINTON
EMMANUEL PERRYMAN
JULIUS PERRYMAN
BENITO HERRERA
ROBERT KLIMZACK
OMAR AREAS
LIONEL HERARD
ROBERTO IBARRA
SAM RIVERA
DENNIS NATARELLI
ALFONSO IZGUERRA
JOE GRIFFIN, JR
GABINO IZGUERRA.
CARLOS LARA
*GREG KELLY
*BRANDON ROMAN

BACKUP SINGERS
SHARON IVANHOV
SUE WHITING
CAROL SCHULTZ
BARBARA SCHULTZ
SUSAN SMITH
BUNNY PAZANIN
THERESA PORZUCZEK
DIANE VRLICH
JANET CRUZ
ANDREA DAHLKE
ANA SWIATEK

SPECIAL GUEST STARS
JOSE “CHEPITO” AREAS**
RICHARD BEAN
JOSE FELICIANO
BUDDY MILES †
ARMANDO PERAZA**
MICHAEL SHRIEVE**

PRODUCERS
ATTY. ROBERT CLIFFORD
ATTY. JOSEPH MIROBALLI
ATTY. MICHAEL ROMAN

 BAND ATTORNEY
BRYAN DAVID SCHULTZ

PUBLICIST
ASSOCIATED MEDIA

AGENT
ENRIQUE MUNOZ

Manager
Bill Byerley

 




















































































 

 

ROAD CREWS
EQUIPMENT, LIGHTING & SOUND CREWS

* ROBERTO "BIRDMAN" COLON - Equipment Manager
* LUIS “NAOMI BEACHWALKER” NODAL - Lighting Manager
* TOM "JOKER" CURRY - Sound Engineer




DANNY ACEVEDO
TONY ALVAREZ, SR
TONY ALVAREZ, JR
BOB BRYZKY
ROY BRYZKY †
ROLANDO BUSTOS
TOM CALDERON
EDDIE CAMACHO
CARLOS CASAS
LEO CASTAÑEDA
CARLOS CEJA    
TONY CERNIGLIA
HOWARD CHAPMAN       
TOM CHASE        
BOB CARRETTI
JOSE LUIS CASANOVA    
ALVARO CASANOVA
HECTOR CASANOVA
MARTIN “DINO” CHAVEZ
LLOYD CISZEWSKI
CARLOS “LIL BIRD” COLON
CRISTOBAL COLON
ENRIQUE COLMENARES †
HERMINIO CORNEJO       
FRANK CORONA
HIJINIO CORTEZ
KENNY COSBY
JIM CURRY
TONY DANIEL
JOHN DE CERO
ROBERT DIAZ
JOHN EASTERDAY
LUIS DOMINGUEZ
SAL “CHUBBY” FLORES †
ANDY FLORES       
FRANK FLORES
JOE FLORES 
TONY FLORES    
ALBERT FLORES
LOUIE GARCIA
FERNANDO “TANO” GARCIA †
MILAN GJOVIC
ALFREDO GONZALES
EDDIE GONZALES
BOBBY GONZALES
HENRY “BOZO” GONZALES
JOHN GONZALES
RICK GONZALES
ROGER GONZALES
TIMMY GONZALES †
STEVE GONZALES
BERNIE GRISOLIA
JOE “DIABLO” GUAJARDO
JOAQUIN HERNANDEZ
MARIO “MOONMAN” HERNANDEZ




RAUL HERNANDEZ
RICH HERNANDEZ
PAUL JOYCE
DANNY JOYCE
TOM KEARNS
PAUL KUMIEGA
EDDIE MAYDON
EDDIE LOVINGOOD
EDDIE MARTINEZ    
RONALD MARMOLEJO
DOUG MAYNARD
TICO MEDINA
HENRY MEDOZA
CARLOS MESA   
JAVIER MINJARES
JULIO MEJIA            
JOEL “MONTERREY”MIJARES
MAX MIRABAL
BILL MISSAL
SERGIO MOLINA
LARRY MOLLO
ABEL MONTEZ, SR
JUAN CASANOVA
ABEL MONTEZ, JR
RICH MONTEZ
LUIS MUÑOZ                   
RUBEN NODAL
EMILIO NODAL
DENNIS NOWAKOWSKI
JUNIOR NYSTROM
MEL “WILLARD”RAMOS
JIM RAMOS
JOHN RAMOS †
RICK RAZO
RICK “MAGGO” RIOS
ROBERT “RUFUS” RIOS †
JOEY RIOS    
RALPH RIOS †     
MIGUEL RIVERA               
ARCHIE RODRIGUEZ
FERNANDO “BLAB” ZEPEDA
JOHN RUIZ
GERARDO ROSADO
MARIO SILVA
RICK SPAIN
STEVE STANGE
ART STESSEL
TONY TESTA
RICH THOMAS
MANUEL “BACALAO” TORRES
JORGE TORRES
JULIO TORRES
AL VARGAS
BOBBY VARGAS
FRANK VASQUEZ
NACHO RODRIGUEZ



Band Crew

Super Spoilers

Mamma Dee T. and Her Boys

Bird, Bozo, Lil' Bird,
Naomi, and Rufus

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