Jance Garfat

[Garrett]

In memory of Jance Garfat on his birthday! March 3, 1944.

Robert Jance Garfat played bass with Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show from 1971 to 1984. Jance died on November 6, 2006, in a motorcycle accident.

[godofthunder]

 To bad about the motorcycle accident it's why I don't ride. To come through the 60's and 70's then to be killed on a bike so many years later. It's like surviving WWII only to be killed crossing the street to get your retirement check out of the mail box. They were a hell of a lot of fun. RIP

[uwe]

I didn't know. I really liked his bass playing. Dr Hook's Sloppy Seconds was the first album where I took note of the bass - that flatwound sound with a pick really stood out. To this day I really dig their Shel Silverstein phase, the first two albums are brilliant. They seem pretty much forgotten these days or remebered for their later - deplorable - Sexy Eyes phase. Dennis Loccoriere (spelling), the main lead singer (and NOT the guy with the eye patch!), still makes nice blue-eyed soul solo albums though.

"I was 17 years old that day
I was trying to get a woman for my birthday
So I made up my and I didn't waste no time
And I took my daddy's caddy down the free way ..."