Jana joined Raven in 1982 and was the keyboard player and background vocalist in the band. We played current rock covers and several originals. We were based in Las Vegas, NV, however most of our gigs were touring in Canada.
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Band Members, Venues, Videos, Photos
Band Members
The band consisted of Jackie Warren (vocals), Dave Murray (lead guitar, vocals), Toni Ferrari (2nd lead guitar), Bob Lichtenstein (bass, vocals), Bill Bobinski (drums, vocals) and Jana (keyboards, vocals). We also toured with sound engineer Orest Patruschek and lighting guy Gary.
Venues
Our first gig was on May 11, 1982 at the Troubador in Las Vegas, where we played a showcase along with a little-known band (at the time), Slayer! In June of 1982 we started our tour of Canada. Venues we played were Golden Inn (Grande Prairie), Wetaskiwin (near Edmonton), Athabasca Hotel (Jasper), Continental Inn (Medicine Hat), Noah’s Ark (Prince Albert), Mr. B’s (Brandon), Redberry Folk Festival (??), North Forty (Saskatoon), Capri Hotel (Lloydminster), Pier 7 (Fort MacMurray), Renford Inn (Edmonton), Sherwood Park Inn Tavern (near Edmonton), Westward Inn (Calgary), Marlborough Inn (Calgary) and Mayfield (Fort MacMurray). The Redberry Folk Festival was our biggest show – an outdoor midnight performance in front of about 10,000.
Videos
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Photos
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