The Snakestretchers

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The Snakestretchers was an American band assembled by Danny Gatton to play a PBS documentary on WNET in New York City, hosted by Bill Graham. The original band was Roy Buchanan (lead guitar), Dick Heintze (keyboards), Michael "Pokey" Walls (drums & vocals),^[1] Chuck Tilley (vocals & rhythm guitar) and Danny Gatton on bass.^[2] Gatton and Walls left the group before the show was taped and teamed up at Gus N' Johns Restaurant, also in "suburban MD". (Peter Van Allen '72-74 Bass)