Salt River

From 1969 through 1973, Salt River was a mainstay on the Iowa rock circuit. The band opened for Chase, Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes, White Lightning, Five Man Electrical Band and others. They were a regular performer at festivals, events, radio concerts and Iowa's seminal rock bars, the legendary 505 Club and So’s Your Mother – not to mention high school gymnasiums across the Midwest. In 1970 and 1971, working with Chess sub label Cadet Records, Salt River recorded at Chicago's historic TerMar Studios – ultimately releasing their first single, "Messenger" (Cantaloupe #66) and receiving significant local radio airplay.