Koco with New Member Brad Prince
Dublin Core
Title
Koco with New Member Brad Prince
Alternative Title
Koco with Prince
Subject
Hogan, Hulk, 1953-
Bollea, Terry Gene, 1953-
White, David
Tampa (Fla.)
Music--Florida
Rock music--United States
Description
Koco, featuring, from left to right, Brad Prince, David White, Stephen Griggs, and Mark Keur. Koco was the second of several bands that Terry Bollea (1953-), known commonly as the professional wrestler, Hulk Hogan, performed with during the early to mid-1970s in Tampa, Florida. Bollea, who played the bass guitar, left his band, Infinity's End, and formed the group, originally called Magic, with David White on the keyboards, Mark Keur playing the drums, and Stephen Griggs as guitar in 1973. After Koco, Bollea performed with the band Ruckus, before going on to a career in professional wrestling. Bollea was replaced with Brad Prince and eventually Pete McKay. The band changed their name to Freebird, but when Lynyrd Skynyrd released a hit song of the same name, they changed the name one last time to Firebird. The group attributed their disbanding in 1976 to the rising popularity of disco music.
Source
Original black and white photograph: Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1973-1976
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph. http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/koco.jpg.
Is Part Of
Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
87 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Tampa, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Music Teacher
Provenance
Published digitally by Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cravero, Geoffrey
Source Repository
External Reference
Hogan, Hulk, and Mark Dagostino. My Life Outside the Ring. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2009.
Hogan, Hulk, and Michael Jan Friedman. Hollywood Hulk Hogan. New York: Pocket Books, 2002.
Jones, Martin. Lovers Buggers & Thieves: Garage Rock - Monster Rock - Progressive Rock - Psychedelic Rock - Folk Rock. Vol. 1. Manchester: Headpress, 2005.
"Koco." http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/koco.php.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Collection
Citation
“Koco with New Member Brad Prince,” RICHES, accessed November 4, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5477.