4 Dimensions Photo

The 4 Dimensions

4 Dimensions Photo
4 Dimensions PhotoFrank Milone sent the photos and history of this North Miami band who unfortunately never recorded.

Frank Milone – lead guitar
Butch Cappolino – drums
Jim O’Connell – bass
Bob Wolfkill – rhythm

The 4-Dimensions were started 1963 in Miami Shores, Florida by three friends, Frank Milone, Butch Cappolino, and Jim O’Connell. Frank had been playing the guitar for several years, Butch had taken drum lessons and Jim volunteered to play bass.

They went through several lead guitar players when they met an older musician Buck Campbell. He trained Frank to play lead, Butch to play drums and Jim some bass. Once he had the band going with a list of top ten songs Buck moved on. The band auditioned several rhythm guitar players and found Bob Wolfkill who matched the temperament of the other three and fit right in.

The band started playing at many of the local schools and community clubs. Their first real big break came when they got a gig with local disk jockey Charlie Murdock. The band played every Friday night at the Cutler Ridge Mall south of Miami and eventually became the house band. They began playing all over the town and especially on Miami Beach. During the summer of 1964 they played in a small club call the Coffee House in Coral Gables where they played rock and roll music six nights a week.

4 Dimensions PhotoNear the end of 1964 they became one of the regular bands at the North Miami Armory on Sunday nights and at War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday nights. These were the top dance locations for teenagers on the weekends.

At the end of the summer of 1965 Bob left for college and the band disbanded.  The band had a reunion in 1999 and jammed for the last time.

Frank is now currently playing in two separate bands.

Butch use to jam with Frank every once in a while and still had his original set of drums when he passed in 2008 at age 60.

Jim still has his original Gibson SG bass but does not play.

Bob sold his guitar to go to school when he left the band. All agreed it was the best time of their lives.

4 Dimensions Then and Now Photo
Clockwise from left: Bob Wolfkill, Jim O’Connell, Frank Milone and Butch Cappolino

11 thoughts on “The 4 Dimensions”

    1. No, there seems to have been another group called the IV Dimensions who cut the “Daddy Rabbit” / “I Feel So Well” Audiodisc demo. I confirmed with Frank that this group never recorded.

      Anyone have a scan of that acetate by chance?

      1. I was in the 4 dimensions that recorded in north Miami beach the songs I feel so well and Daddy Rabbit in Dukoff recording studios in 1966 . Our names Alex Martin Base guitar Graham Fiveash Drums Larry Mancil Lead guitar Ronnie Caldwell Rythm guitar.

  1. Hi guys..love the write up…those definetly were the days..I know I had a lot of fun watching you guys practice at butch’ s house and parties and following you around…those really were fun times..hope you all are doing well…love, Trisha..❤️

  2. Loved the memory page and pics. I always enjoy hearing Frank play and know I would have been a groupie if I lived down here during that era!

  3. Jim O’Connell does continue to Jam and his son, Jim is in a band in Carlsbad California Rock on boys

  4. All members of the band became veterans of the Vietnam era. Butch and Bob became Marines, Jim joined the Navy and Frank went into the Air Force.

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