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Essence


Cleveland, late 1960s-early 1970s

Essence were a band from Cleveland who played from the late 1960s into the early 1970s. The band members were:

Bob Burdecki - sax
Vic Gattozzi - lead vocals, keyboards
Don Lyall - sax
Dave Owen - guitar
Cliff Petriella - bass
John Petriella - trumpet
Vince Simonetta - drums
Rick Tennyson - trumpet

All the members would sing backing depending on the song.

The band played at the Lantern, the In-Spot, and various high school dances on the east side of Cleveland.

They did not make any recordings.