John Edward "Johnny B" Beamsderfer

I met John in mid 1970´s. He had joined my band in Arlington Heights, IL. He drove up in a primer, brown van and the fun began. John was always a delight. A very nice, easy going guy and a great bassist. We toured Florida for a while and in Boca Raton we had a couple nice apartments for the band members. Someone found an old dog and John brought him in as our mascot. The guys shaved and bathed that old dog but unbeknownst them they unleashed a massive amount of fleas that infested the...