Hope was a Christian rock group from La Crosse, Wisconsin who released an album and three singles.
[6] In August 1965, coming straight off a tour of the West Coast, they were booked to play La Crosse's Hide-Away Bar on the 22nd of that month from 9:30 pm to 1:30 am.
[11] The student newspaper at Wisconsin State University-La Crosse, The Racquet, was a common means of advertising Jesters III performances.
Other members were James Croegaert on piano, David Klug on bass, Boyd Sibley on organ and Jeff Cozy on drums.
The group started playing at revivalist meetings, colleges, festivals in the mid west.
[15][16] On March 15, 1972, Hope and Chase were to appear at a concert held at the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium.
After teaching at Gallaudet University, he became Chair of the UCCS Physics Department and director of the Western Regional Radon Training Center.