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THE LOUDEST ROCK & ROLL BAND IN THE HISTORY OF

TOPANGA CANYON CALIFORNIA

The Ricky Retardo Band a/k/a Ricky Retardo a/k/a The Retardos a/k/a Los Retardos a/k/a The Mighty Rick - Originally from Walled Lake "Tuckyland"  Michigan and then based out of Topanga Canyon California & Raising a Rock-N-Roll Ruckus throughout the East ("Detroit") & West Coast ("Los Angeles") from the 1960's to the 1980's!  The Loudest Band to Ever Rock Topanga Canyon California!   Long Live Ricky Retardo and R.I.P.

Denn Tezzier - Kev Doran - Gram Thomson

 The Last Ricky Retardo Gig...

The Second to the Last Ricky Retardo Gig...

Ricky Retardo Amps from the Topanga Daze Three Day Festival of Peace & Love & Music!

 Here's a photo tribute to The Retardos and good friends from daze gone by...

 

   

     

      

     

      

     

     

         

   

    

      

        

     

    

     

 

   

 

  

     

     

       

     

 

 

       

 

   

      

       

     

           

        

   

    

       

   

    

   

 

 

      

     

 

     

      

     

       

 

     

     

   

 

    

      

 

        

              

 

   

   

   

 

     

     

     

 

 

 

 

     

 

             

       

        

    

 

       

     

 

 

       

 

     

    

 

       

 

   

 

 

 

     

 

       

 

 

     

  Denn Tezzier sat in at the Neptune Theater with the No Go's and the Young Neil's playing a few sets of Classic Ricky Retardo tunes with his 1966 1/500 Hofner Bass and good friend Paul in the audience signed Denn's pick guard - he also plays a Hofner Bass!  Very Kool! 

Denn Tezzier lands at Norman's Rare Guitars in Tarzana with the Kids!  That's Norm waiving in the background with Joel on guitar and Nick snapped the photo:

Denn Tezzier hooks up with old Jamming Buddy Harry Perry at Venice Beach.

Jamming since the 60's, the two surviving Ricky Retardo's still Pickin & Grinin!  Here is Denn and Kev playing a few of their classic crowd pleasers - Big Black Mamma, Wall of Sh!t, Wake Up Little Randy, Lil Surfer Gurl,  I Love Her So, The Girl I left Behind, Kay Kay and Red House.  These Old Farts can still KICK ASS!

Still Rock-N-Rolling...

The Music Lives on with Denn Tezzier & The Tezztones

Gram Thomson -- Lead Guitar and Vocals

Kev Doran -- Drums and Vocals

Denn Tezzier -- Rhythm Guitar and Vocals

Topanga Canyon, California USA

Ricky Retardo a/k/a The Ricky Retardo Band a/k/a The Retardos a/k/a Los Retardos a/k/a The Mighty Rick - Based out of Topanga Canyon California & Raising a Rock-N-Roll Ruckus throughout the East & West Coast from the 1960's to the 1980's!  The Loudest Band in History to Ever Rock & Roll Topanga Canyon and Malibu,  California!  Long Live Ricky Retardo and R.I.P.

Wardrobes provided by La Casa Del Mariachi of Los Angeles.

Instruments acquired from Norman's Rare Guitars in Tarzana.

   

The Ricky Retardo Band a/k/a Ricky Retardo a/k/a The Retardos a/k/a Los Retardos a/k/a The Mighty Rick - Originally from Walled Lake "Tuckyland"  Michigan and then based out of Topanga Canyon California & Raising a Rock-N-Roll Ruckus throughout the East & West Coast from the 1960's to the 1980's!  The Loudest Band to Ever Rock Topanga Canyon California!   So loud in fact, historical rumors to this day still persist that the music was powerful enough to travel down California State Route 27 Topanga Canyon Boulevard, southeast on Mulholland Drive, past Stone Canyon, Franklin Canyon, Coldwater Canyon and ending up in Laurel Canyon and Sunset Boulevard, which makes sense as the Laurel Canyon bands of the day copied all the Ricky Retardo tunes.   Long Live Ricky Retardo and R.I.P.