The Stompers has been played on NTS in shows including House Call, featured first on 12 December 2021. Songs played include You're Gone.

The Stompers story begins in the fall of 1977 when friends Sal Baglio and Mark Cuccinello decided to start a band. Stephen Gilligan and Dave Friedman, the only people to respond to an index card posted on a music store bulletin board seeking musicians, arrived a short time later. On November 7, 1977, the musical neophytes played their first gig in Beverly, Mass.

EARLY GIGS The act started out in area hang-outs like Cantone's, Inn Square Men's Bar (ladies invited), Jonathan Swift's and The…