Bonnie Bramlett | Dan Sheridan | Jonah Koslen | Jimmy Crespo | Kevin Valentine

From the same photo shoot for Rolling Stone. (note stand ins, bottom left an right. Thank you Eddie Pecchio for being the bands mysterious 5th member.)

Sunset Strip flyer

The Coconut Teaszer

(left to right) Jonah Koslen, Kevin Valentine, Bonnie Bramlett, Dan Sheridan and Jimmy Crespo. Caricature by Dan Sheridan.

1988 Scene magazine Bandaloo Doctors article.

(left to right) Dan Sheridan, Bonnie Bramlett, Jonah Koslen Rolling Stone magazine photo.

Len Fagan Talks About the "Bandaloo Doctors" and the L.A. Rock Scene.
April 16 2010

From 1987 through 2001, I was the Booking Director at the Coconut Teaszer nightclub, on the famous Sunset Strip. During that time, we had literally thousands of bands perform there. Many "names" from the 70's & 80's, like Willy Deville, Stray cats, etc., to new up and comers like Weezer, Gin Blossoms, etc. But whenever someone asks me "who was the greatest band that ever played at the Teaszer?", I always respond saying, "Bandaloo Doctors!!!"

We were fortunate to host them every week for several months, and became so enamored with them that we even allowed them to rehearse in the club, weekday afternoons. There was no weak link in this band. The four musicians in the band, Jimmy Crespo (lead guitar), Dan Sheridan (bass guitar) Kevin Valentine (drums) and Jonah Koslen (ryhthm guitar, vocals and songwriting) were as good and well-rehearsed as a band could possibly be! And out front, leading them on, was singer/songwriter, Bonnie Bramlett (who, in my opinion is one of the greatest female vocalists EVER!). The power and emotion the band exuded was so great, that our daytime staff were often compelled to come out of our offices during their rehearsals, just to listen to them up close. One of our bookers even started crying once during such a scenario, because she was so moved by their emoting!

Jonah Koslen and Dan Sheridan Discuss the Bandaloo Doctors on FaceBook February 23, 2009

Jonah Koslen and Dan Sheridan Discuss the Bandaloo Doctors on FaceBook February 23, 2009 Jonah and Dan talk for the first time after many years about their band, the Bandaloo Doctors, band members, (Bonnie Bramlett, Jimmy Crespo, Kevin Valentine, Curly Smith, Pete Comita, etc.) and the article and photo in Rolling Stone Magazine... Danny Sheridan: That was Bandaloo Doctors' first press! Did you know that the neon sign behind us is now immortalized outside of "BB Kings" night club at the …

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