Squad Five-O

Squad Five-O, a rock and roll outfit from Savannah, Georgia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consisted of vocalist Jeff Fortson, bassist John Fortson, guitarists Adam Garbinski and Kris Klein, and drummer Dave Petersen. They released their first two albums, 'What I Believe' and 'Fight The System' on independent labels, and signed to Tooth & Nail Records, they released their third album 'Bombs Over Broadway' in summer 2000. The earliest version of the band played ska-punk and has since moved to punk and finally to a rock and roll sound. In spring 2002, Squad Five-O released their self-titled album, followed by a deal with Capitol Records in 2003. Their last album 'Late News Breaking' was released in summer 2004. In the summer of 2005, Squad Five-O decided to call it quits. "This is not the end. It's but the beginning of the reformation." -Jeff Fortson Members of Squad Five-O have gone on to form or join the bands Gasoline Heart, The Reformation, holy!holy!, Adam And Dave's Bloodline and Marah.