When
the Original Starfires broke up at the end of 1962,
Ron Whitney and Chuck Brown decided to keep the group
alive and they asked Carl Chambers (who's group The
Dynamics had also recently broken up) to play lead
guitar for them. Carl was eager to play with the
older musicians who had first kindled his desire
to play rock and roll and says he still has that
maroon After-Six dinner jacket (the band's
uniform) stuck back in a closet somewhere. Ron sang
and played rhythm, Chuck (the former lead guitarist)
played the bass and the job of drummer was filled
by Ray Lee. The name of the band was still just simply "The
Starfires" and first went on stage on Saturday,
February 7, 1963 at the Auburndale Teen Center (incidently
the band was paid
$40.00). This four-man configuration lasted until
around the middle of September when circumstances
made it neccesary to make a couple of changes. This
incarnation of the group
was somewhat short lived
but is survived by several
live recordings and a couple
of good photos.
1963
Audition Recordings Recorded
live in
the Auburndale
Tourist
Center next
door to
the Municipal
Building
(Teen Center)
1963
Live Stage Recordings Recorded
at the Auburndale
Teen Center -
Carl and
Jim Stafford
had temporarily
traded
guitars
for a couple
of weeks
and Carl
was playing
Jim's Fender
JazzMaster on
this night.
He's also
trying
some of
Jim's licks.
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This
incarnation of the group
was somewhat short lived
but is survived by several
live recordings and a couple
of good photos. 
