Parma, 1967-9
The Penny Arcade included Andy Hanzel (singer) and Randy Fields (keyboards) from Middleburg Heights, Tom Srail (drums) from Parma Heights, and Terry Lehman (guitar) and Bill Aftoora (bass) from Parma.
The band was tutored by former City Squire and Trohls member Roland Solomon. The Penny Arcade played a lot of Beatles songs, and not just the obvious ones, they played a lot of the complicated songs from "Sgt Pepper", and wore Pepper-style uniforms. This fresh, for the times, look and sound propelled them to the top of the local band scene in 1967 when they won the Cleveland Press sponsored city wide Battle of the Bands, edging out the Lost Souls. The prize for winning included studio time (a record contract was listed as a prize, but no such deal actually happened) and $1000 worth of equipment. The band did record some songs but nothing was released.
After the Penny Arcade broke up, Terry Lehman played briefly in the Cyrus Erie, and some other bands. He is deceased. Andy Hanzel, previously listed here as deceased, is alive and well.