The 20th Century Striking Resemblance was only together a brief three years, but the experience created friendships that have lasted a lifetime.  The 21st Century Striking Resemblance got back together in 2010 and has been playing together off and on for 7 years.  Of course, we've always been known as a 60s band.  For decades it was because we played the music of the 60s. Today, it can also be in reference to our average ages. (Ouch!)  Either way, our relationships and history together are rare gifts that we share with each other.    The music is also a gift, with which we remember bandmates that we wish could join us now, and which we share with our friends who have listened and danced and enjoyed since our first downbeat on our first song in 1967.

Special thanks to Betty Bryant, Steve's Mom, for saving and providing many of the images, business cards, and promotional posters on this site. 

1967-68

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In the summer of 1967 Mel Dixon (trumpet, vocals & bass), Denny"The Kid" Silva (vocals and guitar),  Bob "Bump" Walters (vocals and organ), Ellis "Elrod" Drury (guitar), David Harris (vocals and trumpet) and Steve Holcomb (drums)  formed Frodo and The Hobbits and began playing in the Brunswick area.  As fall approached, singer/trumpeter David Harris and drummer Steve Holcomb  left the group to head off to college.  Replacing them were Jimmy Drew on trumpet and Steve Bryant on drums.  Dixon and Bryant would be the only two members to remain with the group from this point on until  the group disbanded in the fall of 1970.  

Mel Dixon, was generally considered the group's leader, not only because the band practiced at his house in a really cool band room complete with pool table, and not just because his dad provided the loan for the group's equipment, but also because he was a take-charge guy who didn't take any crap from anyone.  The group underwent a name change to The Sixth Sense for one gig in Darien, GA.  But, because the name sounded too much like The 6 Cents the group soon became know as The Striking Resemblance, a name generally credited to singer and lead guitar player "The Kid" Silva.

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In 67 and 68 the band was to play The Glynco Teen Club, The Casino on St. Simons, The Glynco 1-6 Enlisted Mens Club, The Darien Teen Club, The Beach Comber on St. Simons, The Wanderer Hotel's Sky Room on Jekyll Island, The Glynco Officers Club, a variety of private parties, Georgia Southern College in Statesboro, The Brunswick Junior College Student Center and surely other venues that escape the group's collective memories.  During this period the group rehearsed with and briefly included Nancy Fowler on vocals for a couple of songs at one private party gig.   

Playing in a band was new to most of the group and the thought of getting paid to have that much fun seemed as if it shouldn't be legal.   A week in the band's life would consist of 2 practices at Mel's; pack up the gear on Friday and/or Saturday; play, get paid and meet at Shoney's for a post performance Big Boy and/or strawberry pie.  Ah, life was so good.

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The group was outfitted with matching Fender Baseman amps, a Fender PA, Fender reverbs,  a Lowrey organ, Fender Mustang lead guitar, Fender bass, rhythm guitar and trumpets of unrememberable  brands, and a red sparkle Silvertone drum set with the group's name emblazoned on the front head by none other than Brunswick's renowned sign painter Jolly Jeorge.  They moved from matching burgundy turtlenecks with navy slacks to white ruffled pirate shirts that  looked way cool -- If you don't believe it, just check out the photos below -- and didn't show lint under black lights like the dark turtlenecks did.

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This first version of the band played together until sometime in late 68 when Uncle Sam said to Kid, "come here boy, gimme that guitar, take this rifle" leading to a U.S. Army tour. Drew went away to UGA and Bump was accepted to and attended The Citadel.

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Striking Resemblance Members '67-'68: (L to R) Bob Walters, Ellis Drury, Steve Bryant, Denny Silva, Jimmy Drew and Mel Dixon

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