CROSSFIRE
Columbia, SC
Crossfire promo photo, 1971, from left: Leonard Lehew, Bobby Bond, and Jack Montgomery
Crossfire formed in January of 1968 when two high school friends, Jack Montgomery and Bobby Bond acquired some very basic musical instruments and began to practice playing tunes from the Beatles, the Turtles and Rolling Stones to name a few. Soon Jack acquired his new Mosrite guitar and Bobby got a set of Slingerland drums. They then found another classmate, Leonard Lehew who played guitar and also wanted to play bass.
By early 1970, they were playing weekend gigs at local nite-clubs near the USC campus and travelling to Myrtle Beach, S.C. for weekend gigs at clubs and hotels and many private parties.
Crossfire, 1971 from left: Leonard Lehew, Bobby Bond, and Jack Montgomery
(courtesy GARAGEHANGOVER)