The Chancellors were formed as a small combo in David
City, Nebraska in 1962. By 1967 the group had
expanded to an 8-piece show band with members
from the Columbus and Schuyler, Ne. areas.
Many of the members then attended the
University of Nebraska at Lincoln and relocated to
Lincoln around that time. By attracting musicians
from other local and regional bands, the
Chancellors became one of the most successful and
popular show-bands in the Midwest. They won both
the KOIL Teen Fair Boss Band Battle in Omaha over
50 other bands and the Omaha Midwest Battle of
the Bands over 87 other bands which garnered them
a contract with Liberty Records, in 1967.
The Chancellors opened up for such notables as
The Who, Herman's Hermits, The Beach Boys, The Blues
MaGoos, The Detroit Wheels, The McCoys and The
Grassroots.
