Deadbeat Poets

Ohio-Based Power Pop Rockers

The Deadbeat Poets are four veterans of the Youngstown/Cleveland Ohio rock scene: Bass player Frank Secich was a key member of the seminal seventies powerpop band Blue Ash who later worked with Stiv Bators and The Dead Boys. Guitarist Terry Hartman comes from 80s Cleveland bands The Backdoor Men and Terry and The Tornados. Lead guitarist Pete Drivere and drummer John Koury have both been playing since the mid 80s as one half of local rock/pop legends, the Infidels. Songwriting on the album is shared by Terry and Frank who usually sing lead vocals on their own songs.