Orchestra Luna
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Orchestra Luna was an American rock and roll
band of the 1970s who had two incarnations, the first producing a hard-to-categorize mixture of cabaret, Broadway musicals, and rock, and the second a somewhat more traditional mix of pop and rock. Rick Berlin
, at the time using his birth name of Richard Kinscherf, composed most of their songs, sang, and played keyboards. Rick was the driving force of the band and is the only person who was a member in all the various lineups.
On their eponymous debut album Orchestra Luna
, the band consisted of
Peter Barrett - Narration, Vocals
The second major version of the band included
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band of the 1970s who had two incarnations, the first producing a hard-to-categorize mixture of cabaret, Broadway musicals, and rock, and the second a somewhat more traditional mix of pop and rock. Rick Berlin
Rick Berlin
Rick Berlin is a Boston-based singer-songwriter, formerly the frontman of Orchestra Luna, Luna, Berlin Airlift, Rick Berlin: The Movie, and The Shelley Winters Project....
, at the time using his birth name of Richard Kinscherf, composed most of their songs, sang, and played keyboards. Rick was the driving force of the band and is the only person who was a member in all the various lineups.
On their eponymous debut album Orchestra Luna
Orchestra Luna (album)
Orchestra Luna is the eponymous debut album by the American rock group Orchestra Luna. It was released in 1974 by Epic Records. The first incarnation of Orchestra Luna produced music often called a mixture of cabaret, Broadway musical, and rock, and that is clearly evident on this album....
, the band consisted of
- Richard Kinscherf - Keyboards, Vocals
- Lisa Kinscherf - Vocals
- Liz Gallagher - Vocals
- Scott Chambers - Bass, Vocals
- Randy Roos - Guitars
- Don Mulvaney - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Peter Barrett - Narration, Vocals
The second major version of the band included
- Richard Kinscherf - Keyboards, Vocals
- Liz Gallagher - Vocals
- Peter Barrett - Vocals
- Karla DeVitoKarla DeVitoKarla DeVito is an American singer, actress and voice artist.DeVito and her three brothers were raised by a very musical mother, Vivienne, who, when not working to support the family, was always singing at home...
- Vocals - Steven Paul Perry - Guitar
- Chet Cahill - Bass
- Bob Brandon - Keyboards
- Ace Holleran - Drums (August, 1976 to May 1977)
- Erik Engstrom - Drums (May, 1997 through early 1978)
- Joe Petruzzelli - Drums (early 1978 to the end)