“Many people around town often comment on the uniqueness of the band’s name and how it came about. Samuels — who is of Native American heritage and also a retired physician—elaborated upon this as well.

“The name ‘Medicine Men’ was to honor a late friend of ours, Jakson Spires, most notably from the band Blackfoot, but who played in Ann Arbor with many well-known musicians here,” said Samuels. “He wrote a song called ‘Medicine Man’. My dear friend Chris Goerke and I wanted to honor Jakson as well as our Native American heritage. The ‘Westside Girls’ are self-named and were all from the west side of Ann Arbor.”

The band is comprised of nine members. Terry Samuels: lead vocals, percussion, guitar; Andy Adamson: keyboards, vocals; Pete Bullard: guitar, vocals; Dan Bennett: saxophone; Doug Katchorek: bass guitar; Richard Dishman, Michael Moenart: drums; Carol Shaw: vocals, percussion; Cheryl McIntire: vocals, percussion.”