Winks was a band that was sort of a stepping stone to Austin Carter Roundup. Winks consisted of Todd Galanter on bass & vocal, Jason Klagstad on guitar & vocal, Keith Collis on drums, and Howie Epstein on guitar & vocals. Howie was the front man for Winks, and the group did a number of original works that Howie wrote. Howie would eventually make the jump to the big time, with a 20 year carreer as the bassist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Todd, Jason, Keith, would eventually become core members of The Austin Carter Roundup joining up with Kenn Anderson and Derrick Procell.

This LINK will take you to the Winks mp3 audio player web page where I have posted 31 tracks that were recorded live at the 1976 Greendale HS SnowBall dance. If any of you out there were at this dance it would be fun to hear from you with any recollections you may wish to share with us for posting on this web site. Photos and commentary are encouraged and welcomed.

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