The Butte-Silver Bow Fair organizer later demanded that the imposters return their fee of fifty bucks and a case of Old Milwaukee to perform at the fair.Rock Imposters Headline Montana Fair
By Associated Press
Sat Aug 12, 11:28 PM
BUTTE, Mont. - A band that headlined a fair last weekend is accused of masquerading as the rock group Redbone, whose hits included the 1970s song "Come and Get Your Love."
The band at the Butte-Silver Bow Fair performed under the name Redbone, but the real Redbone was playing in Wisconsin, said Ron Kurtz, Redbone's manager.
"I've been in the business for 40 years, and I've never ran into anything this blatant," Kurtz said Thursday from his office in Burbank, Calif. He said the fair board was conned.
Fair officials said they dealt with a man who identified himself as Denny Freeman and said he was a co-founding member of Redbone.
Pat Vegas, who founded Redbone with his brother, Lolly, in 1968, said he had not heard of Freeman.
The fair board is investigating and will consult the county attorney, Chairman Dave Palmer said. Palmer did not return a phone call Saturday from The Associated Press.
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