Ron Silva
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Ron Silva is the drummin' man and a WMCA Good Guy. A native of San Diego, California, Ron's professional experience began as a member of the Hitmakers, playing at such legendary spots as the Masque in Los Angeles. Shortly afterward he enlisted his next-door neighbor Steve Potterf as America's Answer To Brian Jones, and the Crawdaddys were born.
That combo produced two LPs, an EP and a single that are still in print and available on Voxx Records. Crawdaddy alumni includes the late Dan McClain (who became Country Dick Montana of the Beat Farmers), Mojo Nixon (a two week stint is a two week stint!) and Mike Stax, who moved to San Diego from the British Isles just to be a Crawdaddy (Mike later formed the Tell Tale Hearts and the Loons).
Once the Crawdaddys ground to a halt, Ron joined forces with Carl Rusk of the Mystery Machine (see Battle Of The Garages Vol. III, Voxx Records) and Tom Ward of the Gravedigger V to form an outstanding group called The Black Diamonds who somehow effectively cross the Everly Brothers with the Remains. They still play around San Francisco when the mood strikes. Considering all that's spawned from his path, it's possible to credit Mr. Silva with "inventing" San Diego as a pre-B.S. Rock & Roll town.
