THE EARLY DAYS - 1975

Founding members - Billy Buckholtz Keyboards/Vocals & Roger Kleinman Bass Guitar and one of the world's longest ponytails.

Also original members Andy Leeb (Dr. Afro) on Lead Guitar  & Dennis Christopher Sax/Percussion/Madness/Raw Energy.

Hairballs - all of us! 

WILD HORSES 1980'S

The Funky Poodle Boys: Billy Buckholtz, Roger Kleinman, Dennis Christopher, Tony Mazzone and Steve Jochum. The hardest working band, hands down, in Northeastern Ohio.

Two albums released: Wild Horses Unbroken; and Bar Wars.

Keep On Rockin' In The Free World!

THE BIG RECORD DEAL From L to R: Hank Loconti Agora founder & Cleve Icon, Joe Simone Northern Records, Billy Buckholtz Wild Horses Band Leader, Buddy Maver Agora Productions & great Cleve musician;

Standing: Joel Rothstein Belkin-Maduri Productions, Michael Mann Producer for Wild Horses Records, Roger Kleinman Co-founder Wild Horses, and Bruce Springsteen (just a good friend from the Jersey Shore).

That year we played every Agora Theatre and Nightclub in the Continental United States on the fab Wild Horses 'World' Tour!