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Opening for John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
Sunday, April 20th, 1986 |
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L to R: Rob Caruso (leaning in), Mike Caruso (sitting), Bradley Davenport
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The CARUSO band opened for
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band. They had a #7 hit
in 1984 with their radio-friendly song, "On the Dark Side." You may
not remember it, but it sounded very much like Bruce
Springsteen and the E Street Band, and it got a ton of
airplay.
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band provided soundtrack music for "Eddie and the Cruisers," a film about a fictional band of the same name, starring Tom Berenger and Michael Pare', and its sequel, "Eddie and the Crusiers II: Eddie Lives!" Our two bands performed on Sunday, April 20th, 1986 at Muskingum College in New Concord, OH. John and his bassist were kind enough to pose for a picture with us. |
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| Mike Caruso: |
"John was a real person and exactly like his working class image. We were lucky to have a picture taken in the locker room or weight room of the school that hired us." |
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| Dave Caruso: |
"I don't remember much about this 1986 show. I did like the band, which was basically a very good Bruce Springsteen knockoff with original songs. We covered 'On the Dark Side' (the theme from 'Eddie & The Cruisers') at several of our college shows during that year and it always went over big." |
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