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The 5 of Harts was formed in January of 2004 by members Cathy Hart, Doug Spinler, Mike Eastman, Bart Carfizzi and John Hernedez.The group made it's debut performance on Valentine's day 2004 at Dumas in Marion. They have played at various clubs and events around the area. Having fun and providing quality entertainment was and still is the bands fundamental goals. In June of 2006, Cathy decided to leave the band which opened the door for Star Black to join the band. Star has proven to be an excellent choice for Cathy's replacement. Since they no longer had a "Hart" in the band, they decided to add the E and change the name to the 5 of Hearts. In Nov of 2006, Bart spearheaded the "5 of Hearts Caribbean Cruise" This turned out to be a wonderful adventure for the band and all of the fans that went along. They performed on the Carnival Conquest cruise ship during a 7 day Caribbean cruise.
They were also honored to be a part of floodstock 2008 which raised $100,000 for flood victims in Cedar Rapids.
In Sept of 2008, John decided that the level of commitment that the band was going to require was a little more than what he could handle at the time and chose to leave the band. Mark Allen took over on bass. Mark came from a Rock background and added a little different flavor to the band. Mark's membership in the 5 of Hearts was only temporary while the band searched for a replacement. Tom Patterson would become the replacement for John. Tom made his debut on Dec 5th 2008 and continued with the band until July of 2009. John Shaw took Tom's place on bass in August of 2009.
The next personel change came in Oct 2009 when Bart decided to leave the band. This is when Mike Daly became the band's second keyboard player. Mike did an outstanding job of tickling the ivory. The band continued to play clubs and events around the area but also found a niche playing at area Casinos such as Riverside Casino and Golf Resort and the Isle in Waterloo. The 5 of Hearts broke up in December of 2009 when Doug decided to hang it up and retire. Currently, the band is in the process of a rebirth with some new members and new music. They hope to be out playing in early 2012
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