Manilla Road was created by guitarist and vocalist Mark Shelton in 1977 along with fellow roommates Scott Park at the bass, Benny Munkirs at the drums and Robert Park playing rhythm guitar. The band name “Manilla Road” came to be one night when Shelton and Munkirs were both drinking while watching Monty Python’s Flying Circus . After playing in local bars around Wichita , the group first gained attention with their song “Herman Hill”, inspired by the Herman Hill riot . Following an accident that took the life of the band’s head sound and light engineer, drummer Benny Munkirs decided to leave the band along with Robert and was replaced by Myles Sype on drums. The band then proceeded to record a three-songs demo in 1979 titled Manilla Road Underground , which around a hundred copies on cassette were distributed to local radio stations and simply anyone who would listen.
Manilla Road was created by guitarist and vocalist Mark Shelton in
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