Home Grown (1981)
November 17, 2009
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Band: Home Grown
Year: 1981
Home: Chatham Ontario
Formed: Late 70’s, ran for 4-5 years.
Members
Clint Benoot – Pedal Steel, Guitar
Mark Buckwheat – Guitar, Vocals
Phil Hernandez – Bass, Vocals
Gary Saunders – Guitar, Vocal
N/A – Drums
Note: Tony Meriano would later become the drummer for Homegrown.
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Chatham Music Archive 
Gary is my Dad! They did a tour with the Hee Haw gang, which was hosted by Minnie Pearl and Grandpa Jones. It also included Marty Robbins, Connie Le Stich and Fats Domino as well as a few others. Homegrown was Connie’s backing band. They also opened for Charlie Pride and Janie Fricke at Memorial Arena. Tony Meriano indeed was the drummer. He just recently passed away.