Mission Mountain Wood Band 1977, L-R: Christian Johnson, Terry Robinson, Rob Quist, Greg Reichenberg, Steve Riddle.
Background information
Also known as
M2WB, The Wood Band, The Montana Band
Origin
Missoula, Montana, US
Genres
Country rock, bluegrass
Years active
1971 (1971)–present
Members
Rob Quist
Steve Riddle
Greg Reichenberg
Tim Ryan
David Griffith
Trevor Krieger
Past members
Christian Johnson (M2WB)
Terry Robinson (M2WB) (Montana band)(d. 1987)
Kurt Bergeron (M2WB)(Montana band)(d. 1987)
Bruce Robinson (M2WB)
Mark Wittman (Montana band)
Jerry Zalnoski (Montana band)
Clifford Tipton (Montana band)(d. 1987)
Alan Larson (Montana band)(d. 1987)
Grady Whitfield (Montana band)(d. 1987)
Website
missionmountainwoodband.com
The Mission Mountain Wood Band, abbreviated M2WB, is an American bluegrass and country rock band formed in Missoula, Montana, US in 1971. They were noted for their vocal harmonies, multi-instrumental talent, and charismatic stage presence, particularly at Woodstock style regional concerts of the era such as the University of Montana's Aber Day Kegger. They spent time in New York City to further build their career, appeared on national television and toured 47 of the lower 48 states in a unique 1955 Greyhound Scenicruiser, performing up to 320 times a year both solo and as an opening act for other bands. The original five members were Rob Quist, Steve Riddle, Christian Johnson, Greg Reichenberg, and the late Terry Robinson, all of whom were UM students and born in Montana. Johnson was replaced with Kurt Bergeron after the band released their first album, In Without Knocking, in 1977. The band recorded two studio albums in their heyday, a third album after the band revamped as ‘’Montana’’, released a compilation of their older work in 2005, and put out two albums with new content in 2011 and 2014.
Personnel changes resulting from the departure of several original band members resulted in Quist, Robinson, Reichenberg, and Bergeron reforming the group as The Montana Band in 1981. They had some national success and, described as "well-adapted to today's modern country sound," were being favorably compared to major groups of the time such as Alabama and the Oak Ridge Boys. After the departure of Quist, Terry Robinson was the only remaining original band member when a plane crash killed all then-members of The Montana Band in 1987.
The surviving M2WB members reunited in 1992 and began to play periodic reunion concerts from that time forward, released a compilation of their work in 2005, and after adding new members to the band, produced two additional albums in 2011 and 2014. Their fan base and concert experience was compared favorably to that of the Grateful Dead. The band was the subject of a 2009 PBS documentary, Never Long Gone: The Mission Mountain Wood Band Story.
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