Mike Berkey pulled double duty with the band. Serving as asfb's "soundman," Mike also came on stage to perform with his acoustic guitar, the band backing him up. Perhaps the best, pure song writer of the group Mike recorded 3 songs on two albums. Like most former asfb members, Mike continues to reside in Ohio, recording music for his own joy.
 

Morgan King became bass player following the death of Randy Markko. Morgan played for the first album, My Poor Generation and recorded his song dedicated to Tom Miller. Morgan now lives in Tennessee working as co-host of an NBC, daytime television program. Morgan also plays bass guitar with the worship orchestra at his home church.
 

Ed Durkos picked up the rhythm guitar responsibilities with asfb following the electrocution of Joe Markko. Contributing to all four albums, Ed also played an outstanding second lead guitar with the group. He recorded The Big Race on the Christians, Elves and Lovers album. Now living in central Ohio, Ed works as a technician for Bio-Med electronics.
 

Norris McClure played bass on three of the four asfb albums, picking up when Morgan moved back to Tennessee. Though he didn't write any songs, Norris provided a solid, dependable bass-line the band followed for years. He and his family live in Ohio and are faithful participants in their local Church fellowship.
 

Tom Eritano has been a well-known and respected drummer in the Akron, Ohio area for decades. Coming to asfb from the house band at the Tangiers Restaurant, Tom jumped into the middle of recording the Brainwashed album, straightening out earlier problems and adding a clear personality to the band's sound. Though the first album was recorded without drums Tom's presence is felt on all other recordings.
 

Joe Markko, co-founder. Guitar player and writer of much of the band's music, Joe also helped  create and arrange many of the music's instrumental parts. Electrocuted in an industrial accident in 1973, Joe continued to write music by singing the parts he heard so others could pick out the chords. Recording two albums and writing seven books since leaving asfb, Joe also served as pastor with the Assemblies of God for a decade. He is retired, grandfather of 10 and lives with his wife near Cleveland.
 

Larry Hill was co-founder, piano player, writer of much of the band's music and Pastor of their home Church. His emphasis on "prophetic unction," shows clearly in many of the band's lyrics. It was also his concern about giving up control of the band's music that kept the group from signing with major labels. He continues to pastor at the CRC Farm in Windsor, Ohio and is not connected with this web project. Please see our About Us page.
 

Randy Markko, the original bass player with the group, never recorded any music due to his untimely death in a 1972 car accident that also took the life of Tom Miller. My Poor Generation was dedicated to both of them. As a pre-teen, Randy played trombone and later learned to play bass from his brother, Joe. Inspired by what Larry and Joe were doing in 1968, he began to practice with the two a few months later. Remembered most for his tenacity and strength of character, he will always be missed. He is buried next to Brett Hill in Geauga County, Ohio.
 

Brett and Tim Hill were Larry's sons, both playing congas and percussion with asfb while just young teenagers. Tim took over the job when his brother was killed in a car accident following a concert in Kent, Ohio on New Year's Eve, 1972. Tim now lives in Arizona with his wife and children.

Pam and Kim Massmann were the most accomplished musicians in the group. Classically trained, they conducted classes in music theory for the other band members. Playing violin, cello, guitar and piano they also added a true elegance to the music with their voices and harmonies. Their presence in the band enables members to say, "Before ELO was ASFB." Pam and Kim are not connected with this web project. Please see our About Us page.
 

Carole King played the Hammond B3 organ and also sang "backup" with the Massmann sisters on all the band's recordings. Carole's strong, lead vocal skills stand out in  her recordings of Old Man Daniel and Lonely. Leading worship and singing in her local church, she and her husband also raise dogs in Georgia.

Glenn Schwartz brought instant credibility to the band. One of rock and roll's leading blues guitarists in the late '60's, Glenn's skills on lead guitar remain legendary. Original guitarist for the James Gang and Pacific Gas & Electric, he left it all behind to follow Christ. ASFB is the only early CCM group who had a bonafide "rock star" in the lineup. Glenn continues to play his own, unusual brand of CCM with the Schwartz Brothers Band at a bar in Cleveland's "Flats" district. "Every Thursday night for the last 15 years, Glenn Schwartz and his brother, Gino, have been lighting up [club name] with a cool fire-storm of blues guitar work that no performer or club in the country can match. If you haven't availed yourself of this greatest of Cleveland treats, you should be pitied. It's like saying you've never been to the Cleveland Museum of Art." [Feeling the Blues, Michael Heaton: Sep. 23, 2005, Cleveland Plain Dealer]
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