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Welcome to our website. We hope that you enjoy your trip back in time to a wonderful era. It was a different world than today. It was "time to party" at the Osprey, Hunter Mountain and all of the local bars and nightclubs in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and leading the way was the legendary band Salvation.
Be sure to click on each band members name above to see historic photos and historical stories. Also,(VERY IMPORTANT) click on the drop down box that says Home Page with an arrow on the right (just above this text) to open 20 pages of photos, stories and much more.
Please sign our guest book and tell us about your "Salvation experience".
Make sure to click on the U-Tube.com link and see Chuck come to life belting out songs from the past along with all of the guys from the Salvation band.
Please don't forget to order the Salvation Summer 75 and Salvation Double album CD's that are on sale here on the site.
I want to thank my nephew Jim Wyckoff who's vision it was to create this fantastic website and I want to thank you for keeping the "Salvation experience" alive by visiting with us here.
Enjoy....Denis from Salvation (webmaster)
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SALVATION POSES FOR ONE LAST PHOTO AFTER A REHEARSAL FOR THEIR SOLD OUT CONCERT AT THE OSPREY ON AUGUST 20th 2006. IT WAS THEIR VERY LAST. RIP ARNETT AND CHUCK ...........................................................
"So great that you are keeping the Salvation memories alive with the new CD's. Thanks so much, Rich Rolandelli from Cedar Grove, New Jersey" ...........................................................
GUEST BOOK (please sign) ......click the link below: http://www.anvilbook.com/guestbook.php?denisfromsalvation "Chuck Guy lives on" on YouTube! Dedicated to the memory of Chuck Guy. We all remember how Chuck could belt a song. Watch Chuck do his thing along with all the guys in Salvation.
JUST CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW. http://www.youtube.com/SalvationSummer75
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CHECK OUT THESE ENTRIES IN OUR SALVATION GUESTBOOK
Name Bobby A.
Date 2009-05-28 23:05:09
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Wow. Talk about memories. I often speak of my mispent youth on the Jersey Shore and Salvation is the soundtrack. Closing the bar in Old Bridge on Saturday night and driving down to the beach, crashing in some godawful rental that had 22 people in 2 bedrooms. Laying out on the sand until the hangover subsided, going into the Osprey for a sandwich and a few beers waiting for the band to come on. Dancing and singing at the tops of our lungs and then going outside to see the sun still high in the sky knowing we had to go back home and get ready for the week ahead, already wishing it was Friday. Thanks for reminding me of a really fun time in my life.
Name Lou
Date 2009-05-14 16:45:03
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I spent many of nights watching Salvation at the Colonel's Garter,Osprey,and many other places.
I remember spending many summers down Manasquan seeing Salvation on Saturday night at the Osprey going to the beach on Sunday morning and then to the Osprey boat bar for the countdown.You guys were the best and will always live on forever in my memories.
Name Ira from DC
Date 2009-05-10 6:04:52
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Denis - glad I found your homepage. You guys were my ultimate band beginning in 1969. I spent most of my summer wages (I worked at Monmouth Park)buying Rolling Rocks at the Osprey and listening to you guys play. Really sad to hear that Guy has passed away. He had a great voice. Almost 40 years later, I can still hear him belting out "A Little Help From My Friends." Great memories. It was amazing that I got home alive every night. I can also remember urging the band to play more CCR - Salvation's sound was very comparable. Take care.
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New for 2009! Salvation Double Album-20 songs featuring 16 live recordings and 4 studio releases recorded on United Artists and Elektra Records....you are gonna love this album! A happy Salvation fan had this to say...."Got the CD's! Great job on the song selection. Took me right back to sitting at the end of the bar at a matinee at the Osprey on a hot July Saturday afternoon. I'm ordering another CD set. My buddies from 1976-82 houses already heisted my CD's".
The songs are: Blackwater (singer-Chuck), Bluebird (singer-Chuck), Diamond Girl (singer-Denis), Lady Blue (singer-Chuck), Must Let The Show Go On (singer-Chuck), Listen To What The Man Said (singer-Chuck), Treat Her Gently (singer-Lenny), Love I Lost (singer-Lenny), Music Was My First Love (singer-Arnett), Overnight Success (original song by Louie-singer Chuck), Put Out The Light (singer-Chuck), Sarah Smile (singer-Louie), Say Goodbye(original song by Lenny-singer Chuck), Someday The Gray Will Come(written by Shawn Casey, New York City radio personality and the producer of Salvation's first record release on United Artists Records, singer-Chuck), SOS(singer-Denis), El Bimbo (instrumental), Swear To God (singer-Bobby J), This Ol' Cowboy (singer-Chuck), Tommorrow Is The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life (from the Broadway musical "Salvation"...."where we got our name"....singer Chuck), You Know I Can Dance (singer-Chuck) Order the 2 CD package NOW! $37.50 payable to Denis Quilligan Order Salvation Summer '75 NOW! $22.50 payable to Denis Quilligan Mail check(s) to: Denis Quilligan, 26 Pinewood Drive, Neptune Township, NJ 07753
Thanks for your loyal support over the many years!
Denis from Salvation _________________________________________ "The Salvation Story"
The formation and transformation of Salvation is a long story. We want to recognize those guys who were the members of Salvation in the early years as well as the Salvation "Dream Team". That was the 7 members of the band who made up Salvation for the final 5 years or so.
The story begins at the Osprey Hotel, summer 1968: Chuck and his band "the Miami Kids" played in the Osprey Main Bar. They were Ronnie and Robbie Sexton, guitar and bass and Michael Gauthiere on the bass all from Miami, Florida and a drummer who quit at the end of the year. Arnett and I had played as the opening act with the Allman Brothers Band with our band Max but we had a breakup and we were
looking for work. Agent, Jack Fisher asked Arnett to join Chuck's band and he said yes if they would hire me (Denis) as the second lead singer. (Chuck and I (Denis) shared the role of front men/lead singers for more than 5 years).
(Salvation Version 1)
We played the summer of 1969 at the Osprey as the "no name" band.
(Salvation Version 2)
Ronnie and Robbie Sexton decided to return home to Miami at summers end so we hired guitarist, Freddie Cole who was from New Jersey and a member of my high school rock band Tom Price from Florida on the bass. (It was at this time that we recorded the hit song "Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life" on United Artists Records. The song was from the Broadway show "Salvation". We decided to pick up on the name and the rest is history.
We played 2 summers at the Osprey with that lineup plus couple additional lead guitarists. We had 2 guitars, organ, bass, drums and 2 front men/lead singers. Phil DiCarlo from New Jersey was a very very talented jazz style guitarist who played a summer with us at the Osprey. The other lead guitarist who played with us was Mike LaFalce who was from Poughkeepsie, New York.
(Salvation Version 3)
We made a major change next. Through the grapevine we got word of an incredible guitarist and vocalist who had formed a band named Sioux. His name was Lenny Molinari. We caught Lenny and his band at Dodds in Orange, New Jersey and we all loved his style. His band was good too. We approached Lenny with an offer for him, his keyboard player Doc LaFalce and bass player Stevie Shirlee to become the new Salvation.
(Salvation Version 4)
We added another talented entertainer shortly after that. His name was Bobby Jay. He replaced Stevie on bass and also brought into the band his trumpet. It was after that I (Denis) became not only a lead singer/front man but a trombone player as well. (I played the trombone in high school and my first rock band.)
Salvation now had a horn section. We played our 5th summer at the Osprey with that band and also began playing at Art Stock's Playpen South in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for spring break. That became a yearly event for Salvation. We made our last 2 personnel changes after that. (Salvation Version 5) We were looking to free Bobby Jay up from playing bass so that we could do more songs with brass. Instead of hiring a bass player we decided to hire Russ Hope. He was super talented. He played the organ and at the same time played the bass on a synthesizer. He also played the bass and rhythm guitar. Russ had been the keyboard player with Arnett and me (Denis) in our all original band "Max". Shortly after that we hired a 7th member. He and Russ had played together. His name was Louie Pietz. Louie played the saxophone, flute and bass guitar. Louie was also a fantastic song writer and was responsible for our pick hit single "Overnight Success" which we recorded on Elektra Records.
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"Happened to spend some time at the Osprey (summer '69) was sitting at the bar, Salvation was playing as Armstrong made his first step on the moon. What a historic time, wish I could have spent more time in Manasquan that summer but I had this Marine Corps commitment. Just like to say thanks to a bunch of talented musicians...." Fran Conlin 12/02/08 Denis from Salvation.com Yasgurs.com Ospreynightclub.com
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"The Salvation EXPERIENCE. You guys were much more than a band. You became a part of people's lives. Thanks for the memories...." Bob Bertekap 12/10/08
great hip hop
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