The Miracle Workers

The Miracle Workers were a rock and roll band in the 1980s, who began as a garage rock revival band in Portland, Oregon. The Miracle Workers were formed in January 1982 by Gerry Mohr (vocals), and Joel Barnett (bass guitar). The original guitarist and drummer, who were friends of Gerry's, but weren't interested in garage rock, left the band early on. Matt Rogers, a friend of Joel's, became the guitarist. Ron Sheridan became the drummer, though wo... more

The Miracle Workers were a rock and roll band in the 1980s, who began as a garage rock revival band in Portland, Oregon. The Miracle Workers were formed in January 1982 by Gerry Mohr (vocals), and Joel Barnett (bass guitar). The original guitarist and drummer, who were friends of Gerry's, but weren't interested in garage rock, left the band early on. Matt Rogers, a friend of Joel's, became the guitarist. Ron Sheridan became the drummer, though would later leave to pursue a business career. The band stabilized in 1984, with the addition of Dan Demiankow (guitar, organ), and Gene Trautmann (drums). The Miracle Workers lineup in 1986 became Gerry Mohr (vocals), Matt Rogers (guitar), Robert Butler (bass), and Gene Trautmann (drums). Several songs on compilation LPs, with the band line up being Gerry, Matt, Joel, and Ron. Recordings from 1982. These recordings, and the band's style was in line with contemporary garage rock revival acts, such as The Chesterfield Kings and Lyres. The Miracle... less