TAXI: (Left to Right)

Brian Jones, Bob Creveling, Wild Bill, Randy Levinson, Danny Mishkit

Taxi's Original Stage Sign.

                        Munich, Germany 

L to R:  Johnny Charto (Bass/Guitar/Vocals; Wild Bill (Keys/Vocals) 

Mike Ruhman (Long Time Friend)

TAXI: (Left to Right):

Doug Dalley, Kevin O'Connell, Joe Philbrick, Wild Bill Cheney, Gerri Ricci.

Original TAXI members:

Top Row: Kevin O'Connell, Emil Locore

Bottom Row: Wild BIll Cheney, Dwane McDanniel, Clancy Grower

Rumplestiltskin's Bar, Newport Beach, California

                Taxi Set Up after Sound Check

Wild Bill with one of TAXI's younger fans.

                  Japan - Early 90s?

               Japan Tour

L to R:  Wild Bill, Unknown Japanese Fan

& Sound Engineer, John Corbett

A conglomeration of musicians that played various venues in Southern California as well as various western states, Japan and Europe.  The band was performing regularly by 1980. Original members of TAXI were Wild Bill Cheney (Keyboard/Vocals), Dwane McDanniel (Lead Vocals), Kevin O'Connell (Drums/Vocals), Emil Locore (Bass/Vocals) and Clancy Grower (Guitar/Vocals).  Sound Engineer was John Corbett, Lighting Engineer was Rob Patterson.  Through the years various supporting crew included Joey Licatta, Steve (The Droz) Droziak, Wayne Townsend (Wayner/Duuuude), and Bob Hughes. 

The band performed mostly classic rock tunes with a heavy infusion of showmanship, humor and wild stage antics.  The showmanship combined with strong vocals and musicianship made the band a staple in the Orange County club circuit during the 80s and much of the 90s.  The band performed throughout California, several of the Western States as well as several tours of Japan.

Throughout the years TAXI has had many musicians that performed with TAXI in one capacity or another.  These musicians include:

Doug Dalley (Bass/Vocals); Joe Philbrick (Guitar); Randy (Parvo) Williams (Vocals); Gerry Ricci (Vocals); Randy Levinson (Drums/Vocals) Bob (Wigman) Creveling (Vocals/Guitar); Gene Liska (Brokster) (Guitar/Vocals) Mark (Cookie Boy) Cardinal (Vocals/Guitar); Poul (Goatman) Kass (Bass/Vocals); Tom (Scissorhands) Brown (Vocals/Bass);  Brian Jones (Bass/Vocals); Danny Mishkit (Vocals/Guitar/Sax); John (Johnny Charto) Owen (Vocals/Bass/Guitar); Peter Bonfiglio (Vocals/Guitar); Mathew Bradley (Vocals/Guitar); Bill Cinque (Vocals/Bass Guitar/Guitar); Byron Frye (Guitar/Vocals)

TAXI played many venues throughout the States and other Countries.  Some of these clubinclude:

​Ichabods (Fullerton, CA); Faces (Huntington Beach); NAB, San Diego, The Halcyon (San Diego), Mom's (San Diego), Club 66 (Rancho Cucamonga), Jezebels, Oscars I & II (Anaheim), Santa Ana Clubhouse, Loose Moose Saloon, Rendezvous, Big Daddy’s, Jaws (Newport Beach), Desiree's, Clancy’s, Handlebar Saloon (Pasadena), Smokey Stovers, Bogarts (Long Beach), St. George and the Dragon, Carlos O’Brians (Riverside), Johnny’s (Arizona), Pierce St. Annex (Costa Mesa), Drappers (Apple Valley), Chad’s Place (Big Bear), Rumpelstiltskins (Newport Beach), Missouri Compromise (Laguna Beach), Various Clubs in Japan, and many, many other private and public venues.   

Wild Bill as a Keyboard Playing Richard Nixon & Poul Kass

TAXI:  Johnny Charto & Wild Bill

Music that goes in one ear and out the other...

After Party - NAB, San Diego With Larry Corona,

The World's Fastest Unmatchable Hypnotist

​Wild Bill to the Left

A Rock' n Roll Band from California, U.S.A.

Kevin (Drums/Vocals) & Doug (Bass/Vocals)

                Fine Dining in San Diego