The Open Secret Band at Spring Fling Festival 1987 was at the Bozeman, Montana, Gallatin County Fairgrounds on May 30, 1987. The members of the band were Dewey Martin, Rick Roberts, Billy Darnell, Randy Meisner, Cary Park, and Bray Ghiglia. In 1996 Randy produced the reunion album for the Electric Range band, of which Billy Darnell was a member.
Nicolette Larson, a Montana native, headlines this festival. Jack Sundrud of Poco played in her band, and he is seen talking with Randy in the backstage photo with Randy below. The photographer, Wilson Roberts, explained that Jack was there because he was playing in Nicolette’s band.
Open Secret Band was soon after renamed to the Roberts-Meisner Band.
Open Secret Band at Spring Fling 1987
Randy Meisner, Cary Park, and Rick Roberts at sound check
Randy Meisner, Cary Park, and Rick Roberts at sound check
Randy Meisner, Rick Roberts, and Cary Park
The Montana Standard (Butte, MT) – May 30, 1987
Dewey Martin, Rick Roberts, Billy Darnell, Randy Meisner, and Bray Ghiglia
Randy and Rick Roberts
Randy and Jack Sundrud backstage
Jack was playing in Nicolette Larson’s band
Wilson Roberts, photographer
The Missoulian (Missoula, MT) – May 29, 1987
“The singer is best known for her smash-hit rendition of Neil Young’s ‘Lotta Love,’ which appeared on the same LP as Larson’s trademark song – Jesse Winchester’s ‘Rhumba Girl’.”
The Independent-Record (Helena, MT) – May 22, 1987
“Members of Open Secret will be no secret to rock fans, since they are veterans of other well known groups, including Rick Roberts, formerly of Firefall and the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Randy Meisner of the Eagles and Dewey Martin of Buffalo Springfield.”
Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, MT) – May 24, 1987
Billings Gazette (Billings, MT) – May 29, 1987
Spokesman-Review ( Spokane, WA) – May 29, 1987
I often wondered why Jack Sundrud appeared in the picture with Randy during this event. Now I know. He played in Nicolette Larson’s band. Thanks for that information. Great pictures!
For a long time I never knew either. It was the photographer, Wilson Roberts, that stated that Jack was in Nicolette’s band.