Good Question / Qiana
Ashtabula, 1970-1977, 1978-2000, 2000-2021
Good Question/Qiana was formed in 1971 by Paul Bodnar/ Guitar and Continues to play gigs to the present day 50 years of longevity
Bodnar a summer resident of Geneva on the Lake was heavily influenced by 2 other bands(Jaggerz from Pittsburgh and Hi Guys from Youngstown) playing the GOTL music scene in the late 60's.
These 2 bands had outstanding vocal harmonies, and would be the template for the formation of Good Question
Consisting of Paul Bodnar/ guitar&vocals, Mike Bodnar/ bass & vocals, Rusty Woodburn/ keyboards & vocals,Jimmy Riser/ Drums, Dennis Ford/vocalist, and Barb Heath / vocalist, played there fist gig in May of 1971 at the Queen of Hearts Lounge in Ashtabula.
Drummer Riser left the band after a 3 months and was replaced by Keith Korsuto , Glenn Wiseman,Mickey Fields until John Guglielmo settled in as the longest tenured drummer
This combination played the for two years as the house band (1971-1972) at the Castaway (owner Jimmy Brown) in Geneva on the Lake, where they opened for National Recording artist such Tommy James, Mitch Ryder,Chubby Checker, and Frank Sinatra Junior.
At the end of 1972 John Guglielmo replaced Drummer Mickey Fields,and Rusty Woodburn left for college and was replaced by Danny Aronson. Guglielmo added another dimension to the band, he was an outstanding drummer with strong vocal abilities.
1973 found the band gigging as the House Band at the Cove Nite Club along with another local band Starfleet from Lake county
In 1973 the band recorded it's first 45 at Cleveland Recording ( Pusherman / It's Better to Sing Flat Than Not At All ). Pusherman was an anti drug song .
1974 brought about another change, Dan Aronson left for Mexico to go to Medical school and was replaced by Tom Cook
A second attempt at the recording business brought about Bullet Proof Vest / And So Here We Are (recorded at Motion Picture Sound 1974). The recordings did not lead to any national success.
Rusty Woodburn returned to the fold in1976 and Nancy Willey replaced Barb Heath
The next 2 years found the band traveling to the Weirton West Virginia and Steubenville Ohio areas where they played the Eldorado, Cobblestone, and Aquanaut nite clubs.
At the end of 1977 Paul,Dennis and John left the band(tired of traveling) and were replaced by Jimmy Pocatko/ Guitar, Jerry Kubisak/ Drums and Fred Marsaliis/ Vocals.
Enter Qiana
In The spring of 1978 Dennis and Paul decided to form another band to play locally.
Qiana was formed featuring Dennis Ford and Valeri Marini as lead vocalist.
Paul Bodnar,Vince Oscar/ bass, Tom Timonere/ Drums and Joann Jadwisiak/Keyboards supplied the instrumentation
By October 1978 Mike Bodnar and John Guglielmo were back and pretty much the same foundation as Good Question.
The group played the under the name. Qiana from 1978-2000
Guitarists : Paul Bodnar 1978-1982,1984-92, 1995-2000,Dave Perkoski 1982-1983 Rich Chrissman 1993-1994
Bassist: Vince Oscar 6 months 1978, Mike Bodnar 1978-1989, Mike Stenger 1990-1991, Bob Bartone 1992-1993
Keyboardist: Joan Jadwisiak 1978-1979, John Mucci 1980-1982 , 1985-2000 Chip Laugen 1983-1985
Drummers: Tom Timmonere 6 months 1978, John Guglielmo 1978-1990, Phillip Moose Bartone, 1990-1993
Male Vocalist: Dennis Ford 1978-2000 Marty Bartone 1997-2000 Mitch Mucci ( trumpet)1997-2000
Female Vocalist : Valeri Marini 1978-1979, Linda Hanson 1980-1984, Lisa Aponte 1984, Kelly DeGenarro Mucci 1985-2000
Back to Good Question 2000-2021
Paul and Dennis left Qiana and urged John Guglielmo to come back from a 10 year hiatus and Tom Cook came back after 25 years, to play as Good Question once again and are still playing 50-75 gigs a year
They have been the House band at the Swiss Chalet every Summer since 1985-present
Unfortunately John Guglielmo had to retire because of illness at the end of 2017 and was replaced with drummer Dave Thome who is veteran with multiple groups.
Valerie Marini replaced Dave Thome in the fall of 2020 due to tinnitus.
50 YEAR CELEBRATION
In May of 2021 Good Question will cebebrate a 50 years since our inception. The band is working on a compilation of music that they have performed through the years. Rusty Woodburn who now resides in Florida is in charge of all the musical arrangements of the project. His musical genius is going make this project a can’t miss opportunity to own the legacy of Good Question.
We look at this musical project as way saying thank you to our loyal following and a way to pass on our music to our children and grandchildren.
Contributed by Paul Bodnar
Discography:
Pusher Man / It's Better To Sing Flat (Than Not At All) - Aro-Bod No #
(CRC-2182) 1973
Butter Proof Vest / Here We Are - Ronson 103, 1974
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