tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59021029031079649142024-02-22T11:41:44.731-08:00On The Road South1960's garage bands from Texas and beyondontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902102903107964914.post-56970691348259490822021-08-15T19:47:00.002-07:002021-08-15T19:47:56.199-07:00Tommy Clark & The ShadowsTommy Clark was born in 1945 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin but moved to San Antonio by the time he was one year old.<br />
By the mid 50's, Tommy was bit by the Elvis bug after watching him perform on TV while legions of young girls screamed in the audience. Tom would soon get a chance to briefly meet Elvis in person one day when his mother called him over to the Cadillac dealership she worked at. After catching a bus and enduring a rainy walk to Goad Motor Company, there he was indeed. Tom and Elvis quickly shook hands before the king left the building.<br /><br /><div>At age 12, Tom suggested that he wanted to learn to play guitar. His parents decided to take him to Caldwell Music on Main St to enroll him in music lessons. Ed Fest was the manager at the store and greeted them as they entered. He turned his back to Tom's father and looked down at Tom and said: "son, are YOU interested in taking these guitar lessons or do your PARENTS want you take them?"<br />
Once Tommy clarified that he was the one that genuinely had the interest, they let him start.<br />
He was to take lessons from the excellent and versatile guitarist Spud Goodall, who played with many music stars in his time. At the time he was a member of the house band on the Tommy Reynolds Show on local TV.<br />
The store would loan Tommy a Stella acoustic guitar for six weeks while he was learning. The initial task of learning an F bar chord on the guitar proved to be a challenge, however, McMahon excelled at sheet music reading and melody recognition tests. The Caldwell music program was a great program for developing the natural talent in its students.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihr_Hae7LFODK-dE_L_aij1XDSpRWJrYUxfcWT835JbGMJfznARrpYgnelXfKk1ThpvxDSuY5vLxKrG2gsQEMAC5w8JxFboAZnF77w_nkPu0REVR_6FkH-GRgMbNseVI3jN_hoX1PVyeSA/s923/Tom+Clark+with+KONO+Dj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="922" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihr_Hae7LFODK-dE_L_aij1XDSpRWJrYUxfcWT835JbGMJfznARrpYgnelXfKk1ThpvxDSuY5vLxKrG2gsQEMAC5w8JxFboAZnF77w_nkPu0REVR_6FkH-GRgMbNseVI3jN_hoX1PVyeSA/s320/Tom+Clark+with+KONO+Dj.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Tom quickly found that he had a penchant for performing live. He began performing at events such as army bases, ladies organizations around town, and at the burn and psych wards of the local hospital.<br />
Those experiences, especially at the latter two venues would help forever temper his perspective as a performer.<br />
Although Tom's last name is actually McMahon, he would later take the stage name of Clark to continue to honor his aunt's stage name (Gladys Clark), who was in a highly successful Vaudeville song and dance team along with her husband Henry Bergman. They duo were major stars performing under the name Clark & Bergman.<br />
Tom's father Joseph happened to be a member of the same bowling league as record producer and pressing plant mogul Bob Tanner. Bob would record bands at his studio and often released them on his prolific TNT records label. Joseph happened to tell Bob that his son had just written a song about Elvis, who had just been drafted into military service.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYXIQZcUo_4qOn-gmCthY7vT_Q8M5QknkdlRdU_KLA3KLBTNdKTCzQ7NQBbomU30Ab2HdhgTC5hEO6MmGkr6Hr9tvCorFUKs7lndGT6YU6TSOOjXGaWI8OHeNXHgUnHWl79W_K-c77OiX/s1057/Tom+Clark+and+Bob+Emily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="1027" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYXIQZcUo_4qOn-gmCthY7vT_Q8M5QknkdlRdU_KLA3KLBTNdKTCzQ7NQBbomU30Ab2HdhgTC5hEO6MmGkr6Hr9tvCorFUKs7lndGT6YU6TSOOjXGaWI8OHeNXHgUnHWl79W_K-c77OiX/s320/Tom+Clark+and+Bob+Emily.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><div>Soon after, Tom was in the studio recording his original song with just his voice and guitar. He recalls seeing soon-to-be country music star but then local KMAC radio DJ Charlie Walker at the session. A 78 RPM acetate disc complete with TNT labels was produced featuring two songs: an original song called "Poor Elvis" and an impromptu cover of Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti". The last song had to be quickly dug out of his repertoire since Tommy was so new to recording that he hadn't thought to consider the fact that he would need two songs to fill out both sides of a record.</div><div>
Tom humorously still refers to his then unchanged voice version of "Tutti Frutti" as the worst ever in recorded history.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgHfPPciLnVyASQQChob6ct0WNnInFzv7tOyC9h-VqF-gQP-jOWdQN4Sg0NRZ-yZWaEYcf_pjs866YFNVpmu4XGRa_N-L7lwONC8K8WLkixNru4DoQk7FC8YK_lDoSD72E4FL37uhF7jb/s1085/Tommy+McMahon+Poor+Elvis+TNT+78+acetate.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1085" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgHfPPciLnVyASQQChob6ct0WNnInFzv7tOyC9h-VqF-gQP-jOWdQN4Sg0NRZ-yZWaEYcf_pjs866YFNVpmu4XGRa_N-L7lwONC8K8WLkixNru4DoQk7FC8YK_lDoSD72E4FL37uhF7jb/s320/Tommy+McMahon+Poor+Elvis+TNT+78+acetate.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br />The first serious band that Tom would join was mostly a studio project which went by the controversial name of The Wetbacks. This group featured friend Dan Green on lead guitar, his sister Jimmie on bass, and another girl named Kay Armstrong on rhythm guitar. A mystery saxophone player named Shake Snyder was hired for the session.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjZPSKf58Wy7pW3ouQiCWTw5xT6qeKXh5-lFxKxRf4yF4-oC1oixqiqo5llsPZluaOD54btp6Rr8J3C0BFPX8mxKdQyHTPPY2KVSZqGH-gXAljzpfnoXU3XktfmmpvR6Rctl_zrEweOZf/s2048/KMAC+radio+chart+feat+The+Wetbacks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1808" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjZPSKf58Wy7pW3ouQiCWTw5xT6qeKXh5-lFxKxRf4yF4-oC1oixqiqo5llsPZluaOD54btp6Rr8J3C0BFPX8mxKdQyHTPPY2KVSZqGH-gXAljzpfnoXU3XktfmmpvR6Rctl_zrEweOZf/w354-h400/KMAC+radio+chart+feat+The+Wetbacks.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><br /><div>The group produced one 45 record at Jeff Smith's Texas Sound Studios and released it on Lonnie Fairbanks' Wildcat Records label. The record featured two versions of a song entitled "Jose Jimenez", inspired by a character of the same name played by Bill Dana who appeared on the NBC television series: The Steve Allen Show. East coast jazz drummer Cozy Cole's unstoppable 1958 radio hit "Topsy" (parts 1 & 2) had also been a major inspiration on the Wetbacks record. Two-part songs were all the rage at the time.</div><div>
"Jose Jimenez" was co produced by a radio disc jockey named George Lester who Dan had called out to the bands practice space to help them arrange their original song. George did the spoken intro on each side of the record.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RrvNKQHxOrv5zrBJDA-4pwDSf11AvhrxTKuwlNgYcJuS8z6jqR-mYbXTvMc02nX5Xwg_Yovrsi-aMztCVitwD8rFEyaMSlIEyg1rtzpKvUpEmjIyjBOAtE1LwEPXNqqwiZWWp3y0g6v0/s1668/Wetbacks+news+clipping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="1091" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RrvNKQHxOrv5zrBJDA-4pwDSf11AvhrxTKuwlNgYcJuS8z6jqR-mYbXTvMc02nX5Xwg_Yovrsi-aMztCVitwD8rFEyaMSlIEyg1rtzpKvUpEmjIyjBOAtE1LwEPXNqqwiZWWp3y0g6v0/w261-h400/Wetbacks+news+clipping.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><div>George Lester had moved down to San Antonio from Omaha to work at KTSA in December of 1959. During the early to mid 60's he helped produce 45's by Harley Davis (on the Wildcat label), a solo recording of the song "Old Shep" (also on Wildcat), The Wetbacks, and an un-seen 45 by an R&B artist simply named DeJean on his own Lessie Records label.<br />
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The record became somewhat of a local hit and got a lot of airtime on KMAC and KTSA. It didn't hurt having a prominent DJ having a hand in creating the record!<br />
The group went on to headline a well attended performance at the Mission Drive In performing alongside local legends Doug Sahm and Freddy Fender. The Wetbacks were joined by Danny Segovia playing the saxophone parts featured on the recording.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8aBY8OPYViozOsjxlHs-fMblrtMYfDanhfqjXeKmmY4ZDAJL_HvO3cvRYXOoCqjwir-TdtA9qIAnCwCRKXIgJfwghxrKC4MD8qrVUF3QtywIe9-CHL7QR6JhMXRtc0b2rySvY3_t8Tqf/s2048/KMAC+radio+chart+Wetbacks+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8aBY8OPYViozOsjxlHs-fMblrtMYfDanhfqjXeKmmY4ZDAJL_HvO3cvRYXOoCqjwir-TdtA9qIAnCwCRKXIgJfwghxrKC4MD8qrVUF3QtywIe9-CHL7QR6JhMXRtc0b2rySvY3_t8Tqf/w320-h400/KMAC+radio+chart+Wetbacks+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The next major band that Tom played with was a band called The Royal Fairlanes. The group was led by Rodney Enlow, whose parent's house the gang would practice at. Rodney's dad could often be heard from the other room between songs exclaiming: "That's a good one! Add that to your set!"</span></div><div>
The constant involvement of papa Enlow in the bands rehearsals ruffled a few of the members feathers enough to where they decided to split off and form a new band with Tommy.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5-kZ7mg1VvA9zRF6ZLKq9bcDC4nch08Zb2br86JJAKac4OrbKu6OvAU9kcs7iSYj5PD1LHZuqs1HK-4GJ6Hu0oqFHIjBAhj9T0R0wEpmuPjgJ4LfpXwK8qvAH01c69flO8EWwB3EIE8e/s915/Tommy+Clark+Shadows+practicing%253F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="801" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5-kZ7mg1VvA9zRF6ZLKq9bcDC4nch08Zb2br86JJAKac4OrbKu6OvAU9kcs7iSYj5PD1LHZuqs1HK-4GJ6Hu0oqFHIjBAhj9T0R0wEpmuPjgJ4LfpXwK8qvAH01c69flO8EWwB3EIE8e/s320/Tommy+Clark+Shadows+practicing%253F.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div><br />Tommy Clark & The Shadows formed in 1963 while Tom was still in high school. The group comprised of two of Tom's former Royal Fairlanes members: Frank Flores Jr. on drums, Bill Beeson on lead guitar, and was joined by John Miller on bass, and Tom on rhythm guitar and vocals. Steve Heather was later added on keyboards.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHyOJeRN5XoMX46aySW9dnghup7LfpE_CvkFQZvAGPYDMLC_hPV95q_5v_8QTKPapNermtBWKm6Sab7M1G_ad2bAG3Pv-Ms5-tuQE4-x-_pt4VTmwobpaMo4JTC2hH_61UDFCnb9WDYmA/s1036/Tom+Clark+Shadows+in+house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1006" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHyOJeRN5XoMX46aySW9dnghup7LfpE_CvkFQZvAGPYDMLC_hPV95q_5v_8QTKPapNermtBWKm6Sab7M1G_ad2bAG3Pv-Ms5-tuQE4-x-_pt4VTmwobpaMo4JTC2hH_61UDFCnb9WDYmA/w389-h400/Tom+Clark+Shadows+in+house.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5FnJBtOC1XZqjWRj2779M1vmtPGkZ0Z1uXBuF5InX8ULUf8z-fFaQiLamsGmKylLba-AJcANo2W-AxdUFFKW0ngKSCRBgEv6fp-RskaFhqver2MRCHtrvSCxZMm4vUcgqHvd3fjRgcVD/s917/Tommy+Clark+%2526+Shadows+live+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="903" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5FnJBtOC1XZqjWRj2779M1vmtPGkZ0Z1uXBuF5InX8ULUf8z-fFaQiLamsGmKylLba-AJcANo2W-AxdUFFKW0ngKSCRBgEv6fp-RskaFhqver2MRCHtrvSCxZMm4vUcgqHvd3fjRgcVD/w394-h400/Tommy+Clark+%2526+Shadows+live+1.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The group was augmented on backing vocals by two siblings named Shirley and Louise Montgomery who were originally from Abilene and went by the name of the Montgomery Sisters. The two west TX girls had moved to San Antonio recently and were classmates of Tom's at Jefferson High School.<br />
Tom's dad managed the band and booked them at their many local engagements. When it came time to record, several sessions were produced at Texas Sound Studios and released on Joseph's own label Shamrock Records, named so due to the McMahon's Irish heritage. Several of their records sold quite well and went into second or third pressings.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5w3NsFlzgdA027CS9ffKmiWk-yry5nhLQ5d08xpx9bUkvPZYvaQJAwfQ26iZ58n0_JiWbKdnihNgJP-p-N91tHrnGpXMEMGoXjk7bfKEjDZxQe-tPeWxPLkT-kxIXvozauzs-9p2GaT_/s2048/Tommy+Clark+and+the+Montgomery+Sisters+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1623" data-original-width="2048" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5w3NsFlzgdA027CS9ffKmiWk-yry5nhLQ5d08xpx9bUkvPZYvaQJAwfQ26iZ58n0_JiWbKdnihNgJP-p-N91tHrnGpXMEMGoXjk7bfKEjDZxQe-tPeWxPLkT-kxIXvozauzs-9p2GaT_/w400-h318/Tommy+Clark+and+the+Montgomery+Sisters+pic.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tommy Clark and the Montgomery Sisters.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiW1dSTIeldpBL9UBA3pIex6iRf_IiehYA-KSbHU8yVBnXT0-5gTbbn606sKakF5Ad2YYN-3gjt8x-1GV_UkZPmtFxu319CFT2u3TfGcEc6r4M3Ll9a7VOMHyrLLZJVjzf9ytY9ed5sooC/s995/Tommy+Clark+record+promo+poster.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="995" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiW1dSTIeldpBL9UBA3pIex6iRf_IiehYA-KSbHU8yVBnXT0-5gTbbn606sKakF5Ad2YYN-3gjt8x-1GV_UkZPmtFxu319CFT2u3TfGcEc6r4M3Ll9a7VOMHyrLLZJVjzf9ytY9ed5sooC/w400-h350/Tommy+Clark+record+promo+poster.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>There were four Tommy Clark 45's released on Shamrock records:</div><div>Shamrock 101: That's When You're Alone / I Want To Love You</div><div>Shamrock 102: That's Suzanne / Loneliness & Me</div><div>Shamrock 103: Lovesick Boy / Syrian Lullaby</div><div>Shamrock 104: If You Know What I Mean / Eileen</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZq5OQZHsmOeyo6y8izYXLNt3yNNyyZ9RaKVoxp6_bGTen6j-JW8dtggJpVKpOG_1SX4thr0ELEPnQ4Qhymm4tL9nm2PxPw7aU2JUHG-CHsTkgL0m5OH33tVKdc2sdP-OCbbTuDDBOlNP/s1280/Tommy+Clark+You+Know+What+I+Mean+45+label+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1245" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZq5OQZHsmOeyo6y8izYXLNt3yNNyyZ9RaKVoxp6_bGTen6j-JW8dtggJpVKpOG_1SX4thr0ELEPnQ4Qhymm4tL9nm2PxPw7aU2JUHG-CHsTkgL0m5OH33tVKdc2sdP-OCbbTuDDBOlNP/s320/Tommy+Clark+You+Know+What+I+Mean+45+label+pic.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGXAXLQJTN0dQdIqrItGVz-pWjIUEddt1D8Xh9QZw3jJJWBFut3T3lbMfq8Eu_Wd9kGlhJDOKuozQei7GZWN5tR8NbIhGVIRRXyLlH3cMvbpkF8yj1S93RP3Kk90g3L4qFZ05c7-nyBQm/s1291/Tommy+Clark+Eileen+label+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1291" data-original-width="1284" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGXAXLQJTN0dQdIqrItGVz-pWjIUEddt1D8Xh9QZw3jJJWBFut3T3lbMfq8Eu_Wd9kGlhJDOKuozQei7GZWN5tR8NbIhGVIRRXyLlH3cMvbpkF8yj1S93RP3Kk90g3L4qFZ05c7-nyBQm/s320/Tommy+Clark+Eileen+label+pic.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RtS1Psg0eGo" width="320" youtube-src-id="RtS1Psg0eGo"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ny0btHvqJL0" width="320" youtube-src-id="Ny0btHvqJL0"></iframe></div><br /><div>Tommy was classmates with Harvey Kagan, another working musician who would have most likely been playing with Denny Ezba & The Goldens during this time. The two had a friendly rapport and were encouraging of each others endeavors despite being in competing bands.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDp92p8HYqE3qud5oXXlk-yTCjRJ7COFRgkLwkVQoZyoO5vJqdUxy5XhIojxE4E14YPDtNgLQ1x8rUy0A0gA0_ynA7jgTKQFbz6juLDQbDvE0Fq-bPrbwsbZDDbc7hw3_wjawIMyj8m36E/s922/Tommy+Clark+Shadows+practice+with+Montgomery+Sis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="922" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDp92p8HYqE3qud5oXXlk-yTCjRJ7COFRgkLwkVQoZyoO5vJqdUxy5XhIojxE4E14YPDtNgLQ1x8rUy0A0gA0_ynA7jgTKQFbz6juLDQbDvE0Fq-bPrbwsbZDDbc7hw3_wjawIMyj8m36E/s320/Tommy+Clark+Shadows+practice+with+Montgomery+Sis.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>When Frank Flores joined the Navy, Mickey Drumm, the drummer from popular local band The Rel Yea's was brought in to take his place. When Bill Beeson joined the Marines, Ron Baker joined the group, though both were kept in the band once Bill returned from his duty.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1fNOxSx_mX4lHIWCehqA1QZQLo79ZxT3AHyElWD7vRMf1ao95EgsFpc9nH5A_NvJAl7DtKZfIUHKVIR8mFi8HRjJ18OGsR6-TQsj-QmSA29hTL5VlyTzvIoyVZS7HF7h4uUMvu0FdeKv/s1496/Rel+Yeas+promo+photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1496" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1fNOxSx_mX4lHIWCehqA1QZQLo79ZxT3AHyElWD7vRMf1ao95EgsFpc9nH5A_NvJAl7DtKZfIUHKVIR8mFi8HRjJ18OGsR6-TQsj-QmSA29hTL5VlyTzvIoyVZS7HF7h4uUMvu0FdeKv/w400-h318/Rel+Yeas+promo+photo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>In January of 1966, Tommy went into military service himself. He had wanted to get into Armed Forces Radio after attending military tech school in Amarillo. After yearly stints at Randolph AFB and Korat Royal AFB in Thailand, Tom was assigned the job of "fuel specialist" at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, NM. The very last option he would have chosen for himself. He was honorably discharged on May 12th 1969.<br />
While still in active service in New Mexico, Tom would drive up and down along Central Ave (the old Route 66) looking for clubs to get solo bookings at. The first club he was booked at was the Daily Double, where he would alternate sets with a topless go-go girl. He gradually upgraded to working at a place called the Circus Room before he auditioned for a venue called the Wine Cellar where he performed for seven years as Young Tom Clark.<br />
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At the Wine Cellar, he started out on Monday and Tuesday nights as a singing Troubador going table to table. Eventually, he became very popular and the club ended up buying the store next door in order to accommodate the crowd he was attracting. By then he was performing five nights a week.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXZ1gN6U0OTYQMsEhIl5G08r0xEnHOIDhaL-qv5qEIeABiy-Yz90f68O8D2yFWVtIReyJDEO2pjZcXJDkr1-c0B7HHMG_SZe9T4i8uvthulDPJHVrJ87Fb4CiznkOI1lz81ECNNi_td2l/s2048/TommyClarkColorPhotos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1295" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXZ1gN6U0OTYQMsEhIl5G08r0xEnHOIDhaL-qv5qEIeABiy-Yz90f68O8D2yFWVtIReyJDEO2pjZcXJDkr1-c0B7HHMG_SZe9T4i8uvthulDPJHVrJ87Fb4CiznkOI1lz81ECNNi_td2l/w253-h400/TommyClarkColorPhotos.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><div>McMahon eventually moved to Los Angeles where he continued his nightly residencies. Wine Cellar club owner Earl had financed a studio demo that Tom recorded in California, under the agreement that Earl would become a part of the management team if he was picked up by a major label. During his time in California, Tom started performing under the stage name of Lewison Clark, which was suggested by a Columbia Records rep.<br />
Although there was a few promising record label meetings on the studio demos, nothing serious was to take hold from these recordings.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Xq0bUWIBQhEXA42hRzRv6IfiMa2SRbESOWNLv9rm5iJ6dlgHvfk2MtEqJGiIMt_mNThk86Q4Buq_IUQ9hNaKCbWrgDlAWoMHrEvOUvrBgH6Xi0zhpxz5pD-fW7ZDE_dsh8YrYlo_XRi4/s2048/Lewison+Clark+promo+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Xq0bUWIBQhEXA42hRzRv6IfiMa2SRbESOWNLv9rm5iJ6dlgHvfk2MtEqJGiIMt_mNThk86Q4Buq_IUQ9hNaKCbWrgDlAWoMHrEvOUvrBgH6Xi0zhpxz5pD-fW7ZDE_dsh8YrYlo_XRi4/w320-h400/Lewison+Clark+promo+pic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Tom was disappointed in the and the prospect of continuing on as just a saloon singer in the Los Angeles area. After a year and a half shopping his music to agents and record label A&R men, he decided to move back to Albuquerque where he continued to compose his original music. In 1983, he moved back to San Antonio to manage El Tropicano hotel bar. Though he kept writing songs on his own time, nightly entertaining was no longer fun enough to continue.</div><br /><div>Tom is still recording and he does so at the Ellie Mae Studio in Port Aransas owned and operated by Tom's good friend (the aforementioned) Ron Baker. He currently lives in San Antonio and has since produced three CD's worth of original material, with a fourth on the way.<br />
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<b><i>Many thanks to Tom McMahon, Carol Meyer, Harvey Kagan, and George Lester for all their help!</i></b><br />
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Our story starts in Lake Jackson, Texas, where the small record label Van was once based. Charles and Bobby Vanmeter, two brothers from Longview, TX, started the label out of the back of their music store in Lake Jackson. Both men ran the small studio where they used a Roberts 4 track recorder to record local acts from Angleton, Clute, West Colombia and Freeport. The two brothers took on an accountant to help with the business side of the label named Lonnie Roberts, who was also an accountant for Dow Chemical at the time. Lonnie’s address was used occasionally, which is why you see Angleton on the labels and not Lake Jackson. Lonnie once recorded a single for the label with The Raiders titled, “Rugged But Right/ Room Full of Roses.” </div>
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The two groups I would like to spot light on this specific label are the Raiders and The Originals.<br />
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The Raiders were a three piece consisting of Jessie Castor on bass, Bill Pitcock on drums and Terry Simpson on guitar. I had the pleasure of speaking with Terry Simpson on the phone to get the down low on this mysterious label and his group along with some information on The Originals.<br />
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Terry told me that the group started in 1961, but did not actually record until 1962. The group’s first recording was the hit, “Stick Shift.” It was outside of a club in Angleton that Terry just started playing around on the guitar and ended up writing the guitar section of the song on spot. The group went to the Vanmeters with the song where Terry and Jessie Castor then wrote the rest of the song and recorded the tune. “Stick Shift” sold 10,000 copies in Houston alone after being picked up by the Vee Jay label, giving the record worldwide distribution.<br />
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When the group started playing Terry was a fifteen year old and a freshman in High School, Jesse Caster was twenty-two, and Bill Pitcock was twenty-six years old. Another single the group wrote, which was not a chart topper, was a track titled “Raisin’ Cane/Repetition.” This disc is my personal favorite and was recorded in about 1963 with two different members, Clyde Kirkpatrick on bass and Larry Cox on Drums.<br />
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It was around this time The Raiders went through multiple lineup changes and finally became the backing band for Walter Crane, who was a popular vocalist in the area.<br />
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The second group I would like to highlight is The Originals. Gary King on guitar, Ronnie Ellis on VOX, Gary’s brother Tommy King on bass, and George Shelton on drums made up the group. They started out with a sound similar to that of The Raiders, but later recorded a few slower ballads and a few moody garage numbers. The Originals went on to record Terry’s “Stick Shift,” with a slight title change, “Stick Shift 65.” Terry Simpson was a huge influence for Gary King and many other guitar players in Texas at the time. Billy Gibbons will even drop Terry Simpson’s name when asked of his early influences.<br />
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The Originals eventually recorded four singles for the Van Label. The first one, “Scatter Shot/Lucille,” was the topside written by Garry King and the flipside was a moody version of Little Richard’s “Lucille”.<br />
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The group then recorded “Honey Blonde/ One Little Raindrop,” both tunes written by Monte Angell. Their third single contains the Terry Simpson and Jessie Castor cover of “Stick Shift 65/Blast Off”, with the “Blast Off portion written by Gary King. Their fourth single contains my favorite of the four singles “How Much of Your Heart/Searching For Your Love.” The song features Ronnie Ellis belting out the vocals and was written by Monte Angell. For more information on The Originals please refer to<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120215125536/http://www.garagehangover.com/?q=Originals" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #707070; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Garage Hangover’s</a> interview, which features some additional tunes as well.<br />
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I would like to thank Terry Simpson for giving me his time, and Doug Hanners for providing the photos of the band on stage and the publicity poster.<br />
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<i>This story was originally written by Michael Selman and published on the now defunct I'm Shakin' blog.Thanks to Michael and the rest of the Shakin' crew for letting this be the new home of this post!</i></div>
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<i>Max Range & The Penetrators released one 45 on their own "Trater" label in May of 1965. The band was based in Kerrville, TX and featured a young Ronnie Leatherman who would later play with the 13th Floor Elevators. </i><br />
<i>The band was also later joined by one Carlton White, a young guitarist influenced by folk and bluegrass.</i><br />
<i>I recently located one of the two Morrison brothers who played in the band and conducted a short email interview with him. Below is the results...</i><br />
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Danny Klein - lead guitar<br />
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Danny Klein - lead guitar</div>
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<b>How did you start playing music and what got you interested?</b></div>
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My younger brother Bob and I moved to Kerrville around 1960. I played freshman football, was injured, and needed something to do. The real catalyst was a guy named Danny Klein that lived down the street from us. Danny's uncle played steel guitar in a western band and taught Danny how to play. Bob, Danny, and I became good friends and started practicing. Bob and I had moved to a place out in the country so we had a good place to practice. Not many people around which was good as we were pretty bad at first. Danny taught me how to play rhythm guitar and Bob taught himself to play drums by listening to Ventures records. Ronnie Leatherman showed up saying he would learn to play bass and he did. Max didn't show up until the very end of the band. </div>
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<b>Did you play in any bands before the Penetrators?</b><b></b></div>
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<b>When and how did the Penetrators band form?</b> </div>
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I guess it must have been 1961 or 1962 we learned to play well enough and had learned enough songs to actually perform. We played anywhere they would let us play and gradually improved. The four of us had wanted to create a band from the first time we played our instruments.<br />
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We played a lot of instrumentals at first and Penetration by the Pyramids was one of the first songs we learned. Only name we could agree on. </div>
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<b>Who were the band members and what instruments did they play in the group?</b></div>
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My younger brother Bob Morrison played the drums, Danny Klein played lead guitar and sang a few songs. I played rhythm guitar and Ronnie Leatherman played bass and backed up Danny with some of the singing. Max was brought on just to record the record as I recall.<br />
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<b>What were some of the regular venues the band would perform at? Did the band play outside of Kerrville much?</b></div>
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One of our regular jobs was to play on weekends at a teen canteen called the Auld Youth Center... Played at quite a few birthday parties in Kerrville. Danny learned to play steel guitar from his uncle as well as some basic polkas so we were able to play at places other than rock venues.</div>
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Criders was a country and western hangout on the river past Ingram Texas and we played there several times. Big dance floor and lots of beer. We would play some country and a few polkas and then slow songs they could dance to. We were a little nervous the first time we played there since we didn't usually play country and western for an adult audience but it went well. </div>
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One of the best places we played was at a girls camps located around Hunt Texas. A couple of times during the summer the girls camp would invite one of the boys camps in the area to a dance and we would provide the music. We did that a couple of summers. We played a couple of German wedding receptions in Fredericksburg. Lots of country as well as polkas. There was always a lot of beer for the crowd so we were usually pretty popular. </div>
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We played in a couple of "Battle of the Bands" in San Antonio that were sponsored by KTSA (the AM rock station in San Antonio). "Big Bearded Bruce Hathaway" would DJ the whole thing. Hathaway was and still is somewhat of a celebrity in San Antonio. We met Doug Sahm as well as Augie Pruneda. Doug Sahm went on to record "She's About a Mover" and had some national success. Pruneda was a member of Sahm's band I think.<br />
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<b>How did you come to make that record you guys made? </b><br />
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I think Max put us up to it. We paid and he sang. When it was finished it was not the Penetrators it was Max and the Penetrators. I think there were about 200 copies pressed. There was no formal distribution but we got some airplay with KTSA in San Antonio and the radio station in Kerrville. <br />
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I have read that Max Range was an early member of the Elevators and helped to start the band. I think he had a connection with one of the early members of the Elevators. Stacie Sutherland was a classmate of mine and a good friend. He was a good guy and very talented. Stacie liked drugs a LOT. As he moved more and more into drugs we grew farther apart as the Penetrators were more into beer and cigarettes. And yes Ronnie played with the Elevators. I looked on You Tube for the Elevators and Stacie and Ronnie were right there in one of the videos. That was the infamous interview when one of the band members was asked who the head guy was and he responded "We're all heads." Perfect. </div>
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The band broke up when we started to leave for college. I think that they played for a while after I left, but not for long. Bob and I went to college. Ronnie played bass for the Elevators and I think Danny joined his uncles band.<br />
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<i>Thanks to Pat Morrison and John Thomason! </i></div>
ontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902102903107964914.post-32186776850518817932017-10-08T11:56:00.002-07:002017-10-08T16:29:01.589-07:00The Little Bits<b><i>This post is the first of hopefully many posts on bands from Louisiana. Got a few great entries on the way, so keep checking! </i></b><br />
<b><i>The Little Bits released one of my favorite pre-teenaged proto punk records from the 1960's on their own Tiger Eye records label. Featuring two brothers and being from the tiny town of Jennings gives them even more cool points!</i></b><br />
<b><i>I was recently in touch with original band member Kim Roy.</i></b><br />
<b><i>Below is an interview we conducted over email regarding those early days in his first band.</i></b><br />
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<b>Marty Bonin - Keyboards, Vocals</b><br />
<b>Keith Roy - Drums, Vocals</b><br />
<b>Kim Roy - Guitar</b><br />
<b>Tommy Biessenberger - Keyboards</b><br />
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He was the band manager/driver/producer/songwriter/booking agent. </div>
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He recorded a few records at Muscle Shoals studio. </div>
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The Shadowbox and The 4th of July Festival - Lake Arthur, LA</div>
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Others I only remember the towns, not venues. Elton, Lake Charles, Lacassine, Lafayette</div>
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We recorded it in our home studio, Velvet Ear Productions, which was also used by other recording artists from various towns. I have little memory of recording it, at 9 years old i would have preferred being outside playing with my friends. Donald Hanks of Luv Creek played lead guitar on Side B, Spoofin </div>
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We grew up and changed the name to Featherstone and stayed together for a couple of years with that name and fast forward to the 70s my brother and I formed a band called Kingdom. We moved to Houston in 1975 and played locally and toured around the United States for 10 years. I left the band to form a Christian rock band called Wisdom who scored a record deal in California and also toured around the United States for about 5 years. After realizing we could not make a real living playing music we went our separate ways, got real jobs and started families. Kingdom reunited a few years ago with 2 original members and recorded a cd and a video. The video can be seen on youtube. Kingdom Silent Witness.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: medium;">Mom, dad and myself moved to La Marque, Texas in 1967...Dad got a job at Johnson space center as a welder...There is where I was in my very first band....So yes, I played in 3 or 4 teen groups before <span class="yiv8100903008" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">Kanaan</span> that tortured the public while we tried to learn to play....</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: medium;">We recorded the songs in Tyler at Robin Hood <span class="yiv8100903008" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">Brians</span> studio....Robin had engineered the first 3 <span class="yiv8100903008" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">ZZ</span>Top albums...I didn't know that at the time....I wanted to use a fuzz pedal on the instrumental of Something Inside, but Robin talked me out of it....He had me record two guitar leads tuned slightly off from each other in a futile attempt to get a 12 string sound...What we wound up with was a recording that made all who heard it look for the nearest cliff to hurl themselves off of!!.....Then we started on Leave It....Robin really liked this song....At the end of the session he advised me to use Leave It as side A....It DID sound better than the other song, so that's what I did...</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: medium;">On Something Inside, I was on guitar and vocals,...On drums was Garry Bryant....On bass was Doug <span class="yiv8100903008" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">Fagg</span>....Yep, that was his name!! And on piano was Leon <span class="yiv8100903008" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">Hass</span>.......We did Leave It as a trio because I couldn't get the guys together but once or twice to learn Leave It, and there just wasn't a keyboard part for it...</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: medium;">I'm not sure I could count how many bands I've played in over the years....But that's what I did for a living through out my youth....Traveled the country in several bands.....I even played in two different groups that toured with one of the working versions of The Drifters....I actually became a Drifter at one point too.....As far as I know, I'm the only white guy that ever became "a Drifter".....They made me wear an Afro Freedom wig! They didn't want people to know I was white so they wanted to pass me off as a mixed race member of the group!.....We got the star treatment everywhere we went...That was an exciting time.....But I got tired of the music after several months of one <span class="yiv8100903008" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">nighters </span>across the country...Plus I missed actually playing...I played congas and drums in the two groups that backed The Drifters, but when I became a Drifter, I only sang and danced....So I wanted to play again and got off the road from the Drifters one week and the next week accepted a job as the drummer in another group touring the country...</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: medium;">Like any musician that's made a living on the road, the stories are endless...In the 80's I went to California with a group that had a developmental deal with Columbia Records, but it fell through...But I stayed in California and wound up meeting and playing with some really interesting people....I played with former members of Blue Cheer, Big Brother and The Holding Company, Buddy Miles, Norman Greenbaum and even a drummer for the Pointer Sisters....Before we left for California Lita Ford even did a session with us in Dallas......</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: medium;">I had an engineer who recorded the live Peter Frampton album and the Aloha special for Elvis interested in me in California....But he got sick and has since died....So like so many other players, I came close but went home empty handed so to speak....In '93 I signed a management contract with Bohdi Entertainment Group in Los Angeles...They wanted to promote me as a country singer....I hated every second of it but thought what the heck...I've tried everything else....A producer named Micky Buckins who worked at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals Alabama became interested in me....I flew out and recorded 4 songs of his choosing at Muscle Shoals.....I had done a cable t.v. show in L.A. and several newspaper interviews prior to flying out....They seemed to like everything but my age....In my early 30's I was already too old....So that didn't go anywhere either....But it was a pretty cool thing to record in that studio....Standing on the spot where Wilson Pickett recorded "Funky Funky Broadway" was a real kick for me.....</span></div>
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David Swinburn - bass guitar (replaced Jimmy after the record was recorded)</div>
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The band was originally formed in Orange, TX by guitarist Al Mann and Jimmy Simmons who played together in the same church band. In 1963 the duo added Carlton Buxton on drums and then 14 year old guitarist Mike Anderson. The band was led by Al, who was a good 8 or 9 years older than Mike at the time.</div>
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Starting out as more of a country western group, they originated under the name of <span style="background-color: white;">Al Mann & The Tennessee Travelers. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The combo traveled all over SE Texas and into western Louisiana playing many fairs, Knights of Columbus halls, VFW halls, and other venues. Their biggest appearance was in 1963 when they were one of the featured performers opening for Hank Williams Jr at the dedication of the Sam Rayburn Dam (in deep east Texas about 70 miles north of Beaumont). The band played for a crowd of 53,000 people in attendance, most notably including President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife Lady Bird Johnson.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">In 1965, The Mustangs went into L&F Recording Studio in Port Arthur to record their first record: "Tears In My Heart" b/w "First Love". Around 500 copies were pressed and sold out, with a second pressing being made.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">About 5-6 months later, a second record was reportedly issued with the songs "Up and Down" b/w "My Girl Judy". I have never seen or heard mention of this record anywhere though, so it must be quite under the radar if it was pressed up beyond the acetate stage.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">In 1967 the group disbanded, though Al Mann continued to tour the club circuit and later played in Narvel Felts band. Mike Anderson went on to do studio work in the 70's at AMI studio in Nashville, working with many well known country artist. He now plays in the Big Thicket Band in Orange, TX and is the director of </span><span style="background-color: white;">The County Seat Music Hall.</span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><i>Many thanks to Mike Anderson for sharing these memories and sending me his copy of the 45. Thanks to Al Mann for connecting me with Mike!</i></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #000106; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">This entry has extra significance to me, being a post about the only rock band I know of to have released a record during the 50's and 60's in my hometown of Smithville, TX.</span><br />
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Another local 60's era singer who grew up in Smithville (though was living in Austin at the time of his two stellar soul 45's on the Gulf label) was the mighty talented Major Burkes.<br />
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Finding in depth information on The Spades from Smithville has been difficult since I have not been able to speak to any original members of the band. Original band leader Everett Saunders passed away years before I ever had the chance to interview him about the group.<br />
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Another confirmed member was Glenn Gaertner who lived in La Grange at the time and was a radio DJ over at local station KVLG.<br />
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Everett's original band was called The Royal Reltones, and probably contained a completely different set of musicians than were in The Spades. This band featured the following members: Bobby Lawrence, Eddie Sneed, Ken Laake, Frank Riha, Sydney Kasper, and Everett. Several of these band members may have been from around Bastrop county.<br />
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During the 70's and 80's when people were first rediscovering lost local recordings, there was much confusion regarding this group because there was a total of THREE unrelated bands named The Spades who made records in Austin during the 1960's! There was also a band who quickly changed their name to the Slades and recorded a record called "You Cheated" which became a big regional hit for the Domino imprint in Austin. Then there was Roky Erickson's first band before he joined the 13th Floor Elevators.<br />
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This record was recorded around early 1964 at Roy T Poole's Austin Custom Records in downtown Austin at 6th and Congress. It was released on one of Roy's custom labels called Echo Records, which had previously released a number of excellent country and rockabilly 45's starting in the late 50's.<br />
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<b>"My Little Girl"</b></div>
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<b>"Baby I Need You"</b></div>
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<b><i>Many thanks to Diana Saunders for her help and for use of most of the images in this entry! If anyone else out there remembers these guys or played in the band, I would love to hear from you!</i></b><br />
<b><i>Drop me a line at shape3 (at) yahoo.com</i></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from L-R: Phil Ferrell, Ron Davis, Paul Jarvis, Ron Mears, and Steve Webb.</td></tr>
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<b>Band Member Line-Up:</b><br />
Paul Jarvis - Rhythm Guitar, Keys<br />
Ron Davis - Lead Guitar, Vocals<br />
Steve Webb - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals<br />
Phil Ferrell - Bass, Vocals<br />
Chuck Hodges - Drums, Harmony Vocals (later replaced by Ron Mears)<br />
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Sounds Unlimited was formed in mid 1965 by WW Samuel High School kids in Dallas, TX.<br />
The band got its first and only manager early on when member Steve Webb invited clothing salesman and National Artist booking agent Kent Alexander over to one of their rehearsals.<br />
Kent started getting the band steady bookings and had connections with a man named Stoney Burns who wrote for an underground newspaper.<br />
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During their senior year in 66, the boys showed up to school with their newly grown out mop top manes. The principal, Mr Lanham asked them not to return to school until they cut their hair.<br />
Not only did the band not want to change their hairstyles, but their contract with Kent specifically said that the band was not to cut their mop top hair.<br />
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Kent quickly set up a meeting with a law firm called Gibbs, Hooks, and Wyrick. With the boys parents permission to allow attorneys to file an injunction, Herbert Hooks took the lead and the lawsuit became known as "Ferrell VS Dallas ISD".<br />
The case grew to a national level when Mr Hooks was able to get the ACLU to foot the bill.<br />
This was a case that was relevant all over the US as the British invasion took over the countries youth fashion. Kids were growing their hair out and dressing more flamboyantly in every high school in America, and a whole lot of school officials were not too happy about it!<br />
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One day in between doing interviews for the Associated Press, Phil, Paul, and Steve quickly wrote a song called "Keep Your Hands Off Of It". Kent wanted the group to seize the opportunity and rushed them into Sumet Sound studio in Dallas to track it and another original song written by member Ron Davis called "About You".<br />
An acetate was immediately delivered to radio station KBOX and was getting airplay the day after the session was completed.<br />
The band struck a deal to publish and press he 45 through Bill Looney and his Solar Records label, which was known for a fantastic 45 by The Penthouse Five: "Bad Girl".<br />
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<b>"About You"</b></div>
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Off to Los Angeles went the band as soon as they had the pressing in hand. Getting the record picked up on a national label was the mission. The band shopped their disc to Snuff Garrett at RCA and several other major labels, but were turned away at every stop.<br />
While in town, Kent used his connections to drop the band by the Capitol Records recording studio while Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys was doing some tracking (most likely during the ill fated Smile sessions).<br />
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Eventually the gang headed back home and found that their booking guarantees had now doubled and tripled! It seemed that the court case and radio time on their single had garnered Sounds Unlimited a lot of local attention. The band was drawing premiums of up to $300 a night (a LOT of money for a bunch of teenagers back in the mid 60's).<br />
Harold Dunn was the bands biggest fan, friend, and roadie. He would drive them around in their used hearse which they had purchased transport their gear to each gig.<br />
The guys were playing as many as 3 separate engagements on a given Saturday. Some of their day spots included a record shop called Bucks Records that was promoting their 45. They would also play at a clothing shop called "My Friends Place" that would trade the group hip clothes for performing at their store.<br />
Around this time, drummer Chuck Hodges resigned from the band after pressure from his father to drop out of music and go to college. Chuck was replaced by Ron Mears.<br />
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Unfortunately for teens across America, "Ferrell VS DISD" was ruled in favor of the school, allowing the principal to choose how his students could appear in class.<br />
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The band later made recordings at Boyd Recording Studio and Sellers Recording studio. Both of these sessions went unissued.<br />
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Paul Jarvis and Phil Ferrell took correspondence courses afterwards and in 1968 joined the Marines.<br />
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Band member Ron Davis had a long career in bands, starting on guitar at age 12 after hearing "Mojo Hand" by Lightnin' Hopkins. Ron played with many other bands such as: Ronnie & The Roadrunners, Bobby Gray & The Gray Tones (who recorded several records for the Jody and Bismark labels), The Warlocks, and a band with the strange name of Mother's Half A Word.<br />
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<i><b>Many thanks to Phil Ferrell, Ron Davis, and Paul Jarvis for their help.</b></i><br />
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<br />ontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902102903107964914.post-21922126719443332622017-06-12T21:12:00.002-07:002017-06-12T21:12:10.323-07:00The CapersHere's another mystery band on the same Austin based custom label as the incredible Merlynn Tree 45: Dixietone Records.<br />
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I once spoke to a person over email who told me this group was based in the small town of Marble Falls, located just under an hours drive north west of Austin.<br />
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I believe the two songwriter credits were a Jim W. Wyatt and a James R. McMurry.<br />
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<b>"Ghost Walk"</b><br />
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<b>"Marie"</b><br />
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The group captures a ghostly otherworldly feel on both sides of this 45. "Marie" is a dreamy ballad about losing your love at sea. The flip is a great reverb laden surf guitar instrumental called "Ghost Walk".<br />
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There is an additional 45 that may be related. It is also on Dixietone records, but has a totally different label design. The band name on this record is The Swingsters. The songwriting credit is a J.D. Wyatt. Both tunes totally sound like they could have been recorded by the same band as the "Ghost Walk" 45. However, the recording quality is extra crude on the Swingsters record. Sounds like it was recorded in someone's living room!<br />
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<b>"Southern Drums"</b><br />
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<b>"Scotland Yard"</b><br />
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<i><b>I would LOVE to hear from anyone who remembers or played in this group!</b></i><br />
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<b><i>Many thanks to Erik Carter for gifting me the copy of The Capers 45! I could use an upgrade if anyone out there has a cleaner copy!</i></b><br />
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Most psychedelic bands evolved their sound from surf rock or garage rock from the fifties and early sixties. The Proper Circle, coming from the beachfront city of Galveston, Texas, followed this evolution in music. The Proper Circle was formed out of the demise of two other bands, The Tempests and The Sonics (not to be confused with the group from Washington). The group was a five a piece with band members coming and going, the main members were: Phillip Ochoa – drums, George Bolton – vocals, guitar, keyboards, Neal Witwer – bass, guitar and vocals, Cheryl “Cher” Comeaux – vocals and Jim Milan – bass, guitar and vocals. Two other young men would play with the group from time to time being Warren Potter – rhythm guitar and Johnny Maisel – guitar. I would like to point out the band members in this group range in ages from 16 -18 years old, which is astonishing, considering their talent. The bands manager was Robert Ochoa who was Phillip’s brother. Robert provided some financial backing for the band, being that all of the members were teenagers without disposable incomes, in the way of instruments and amplifiers.</div>
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The group recorded “One Day Love” in the Goldstar Studios in Houston for the Picture label. This single “One Day Love” would be Picture’s last pressing before the demise of the label. Their drummer Phillip Ochoa wrote “One Day Love”. The Proper Circle recorded a slew of singles on the Picture Label starting in 1966 and ending in 1968. This track in particular has a Free Design feel with driving dark eerie keyboards, a touch of fuzz, however still retaining an almost folk influenced harmony. The Proper Circle changed their name in 1968 to The 1900 Storm giving homage to their Galveston roots. This change was lead by the loss of George Bolton from the line up to be replaced by Roy Crawford. The group went on to tour in the golden triangle with such acts as Moving Sidewalks, The Clique and The Sixpence. While the band changed their name, the one defining quality they assumed was their amazing harmonies, even being compared to such bands as the Cowsills, which was an influence on the Partridge Family. </div>
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<b><i>This entry was originally written by Michael Selman and posted at ImShakin.com. Thanks to Michael and the rest of the shakin crew for letting me give this post a new home!</i></b></div>
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Another San Antonio story, The Argyles were a group formed in early 1965. The band rose to fame from one regional hit and would eventually relocate to California and rebrand as The Children.<br />
All five members hailing from different sections of the Alamo city: Alamo Heights, Keystone, Macarthur, Jefferson and Cole graduates, jumped into music at a young age.<br />
The Argyles regularly played Sam Kinsey's Teen Canteen and Ft. Sam Houston.<br />
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The Members were: Steve Perron on guitar and vocals, Louis Cabaza on the keys, Ben Treiber on bass, Steve Anderson on drums, Chris Holzhaus on guitar and vocals.<br />
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<b> "Farmer John"</b><br />
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Some time in 1966 The Argyles meet up with the Cajun producer Huey Meaux. Meaux recorded and produced the bands first single: Farmer John/White Lightnin’ on his Pic-One label. Both sides were recorded at Meaux’s recording facility, Pasadena Sounds in Pasadena, TX, which at the time of this recording would have only been up and running for a little less than a year. Farmer John was a cover written by Dewey Terry and Don Harris who were a part of a group called the Squires in the mid and late 50s. Their song became a hit by the California based group The Premiers in 1964 after being covered by The Searchers a year prior with no success.<br />
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Both the Searcher’s and Premier’s versions follow the original lyrics “Farmer John, I’m in love with your daughter.” The Argyles veered from the original giving the song a real Texas Raunchy feel with “Farmer John, I’m in love with your Mother.” I’m not sure who had the idea to change the lyrics of the chorus whether it was Meaux or The Argyles, however I love it and feel it is the best of the three versions. The Argyles also deviated by excluding the guitar break on the Premiers version and shoving in a real nice slice of organ. The Premiers started a trend with their cut of Farmer John by creating a live feel on the recording. The track was supposedly recorded live in the Rhythm Room in Fullerton, California, however they laid down the track in a studio in Hollywood. The Argyles also went after a live feel for their version of Farmer John with laughter and party noises in the background through out the track.<br />
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Later in 1966, The Argyles recorded a second single at Abe Epstein's recording studio and released it on his Jox records label. This one featured two cover songs: "Turn On Your Love Light" (made famous by Houston legend Bobby Bland) b/w "Still In Love With You Baby" (originally written by Ron Elliott of the Beau Brummels).<br />
A rift between Chris Holzhaus and the rest of the band led to his departure. Chris would soon be replaced by Bill Ash from the legendary band The Stoics. Ash then introduced new drummer Andy Szuch to the group.<br />
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The new line up changed their name to The Mind's Eye and recorded another single with Abe Epstein, once again releasing it on his Jox imprint. As the new name would suggest, the band ventured into a more psychedelic style at this point with the classic "Help, Im Lost". The flip side would see the group reusing "Still In Love With You Baby".<br />
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The band also opened their own eponymously named music venue at this point.<br />
From what I can tell, The Minds Eye was a real hip joint with smoke machines and strobe lights creating one of the first hippie hangouts in San Antonio.<br />
The Mind's Eye club only remained open a few months after pressure mounted from the city to close the place down after allegations of frequent drug use on the premises.<br />
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Ben Treiber died in 1969 in a boating accident only three years before Steve Perron passed on, far too young for both of these talented men.<br />
The group went on to form The Children and move to California. The Children released one LP originally released on the local Houston based Cinema label, but was then picked up by national Atco records.<br />
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<b><i>Story originally assembled by Michael Selman and posted at ImShakin.com. Additional editing, research, and writing by Jason Chronis in 2017.</i></b><br />
<b><i>Michael's information source was from a now defunct website: www.saboomie.com. </i></b><br />
<b><i>Thanks to Sam Kinsey for the Argyles band photo.</i></b><br />
<br />ontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902102903107964914.post-16039932762286547762017-05-23T13:05:00.004-07:002017-05-23T13:06:52.680-07:00Richard B & The Hickory<b><i>I recently heard from band leader Richard Batchelor about his late 60's, early 70's band that recorded two 45's at L&F Recording studio in Port Arthur, TX. I only have one of the records, so you will only be able to listen to one of them in this write up. Below is the email that he sent me about the band:</i></b><br />
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I had written several songs over a period of time .. while playing in groups like </div>
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"The Realms of Darkness" .. and "The Upjohn Spigot". But by the time we finally</div>
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got into the studio to record them .. the "band years" were actually over. There</div>
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were no more dance gigs .. no more "battle of the bands".. no more talent shows,</div>
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and no more being on the road to "somewhere" all of the time. Even so, a few of </div>
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us got back together long enough to record two 45 rpm records (On "Top Ten" label). </div>
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I had done a "demo" recording of "I'm Home" in the production room of radio </div>
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station KLVI .. and took that to the record company to see what they thought</div>
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about getting it onto wax. ( The 45 record ). Things fell in place .. and we</div>
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came up with a rather hurriedly picked name for the group. ( Richard B and</div>
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the Hickory ) We got the recordings done ... and then had a publicity photo </div>
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made. The recording process was more complex .. and considerably more </div>
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time-consuming than any of us had expected. I was the lead singer for those </div>
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recordings .. and played bass. </div>
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The publicity photo was taken on a railroad track, very late in the day. Things</div>
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got rather .. shall we say .. "interesting" during that shoot .. because what you</div>
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of day. He snapped the final shot, and we got off the tracks just in time. Whew. </div>
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The guys in that photo were .. ( left to right )<br />
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Toby Hayes .. ( Drummer )</div>
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Jerry Bell .. ( Keyboard )</div>
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E. George Strong .. ( guitar )</div>
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W. Richard Batchelor .. ( Singer and Bass ) .. with the shotgun</div>
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The "push" side for the first record was "I'm Home" and "Soft Summer Dreams"</div>
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"Wind at My Back". )</div>
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Many specifics and details are lost in the mist of time, with muddled memories</div>
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and uncertainties as to exactly what or when or how ..etc. I've often said that </div>
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memories are basically quick snapshots that we piece together in our minds, in</div>
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order to create the larger overall memory of a certain event or time period. But</div>
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the basic story here is pretty simple.</div>
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The experience of being in a professional recording studio and actually cutting </div>
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a couple of records .. was quite special indeed. The records were played </div>
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locally for a while .. ( In the Beaumont, Texas / Golden Triangle area ) .. and </div>
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although none of us heard it ourselves .. we were told at the time that one of </div>
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the Houston stations picked up "I'm Home" .. and played it now and then. I </div>
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have no way of knowing that for sure though. Getting good distribution</div>
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proved to be difficult .. but overall, it was a positive and exciting time.</div>
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<b><i>Thanks to Richard for taking time to write the story and for sending me a copy of the 45!</i></b></div>
ontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902102903107964914.post-19850256335365161532017-05-19T11:24:00.000-07:002017-05-19T13:45:27.431-07:00The OnesThe Ones have been a long time mystery band who recorded and released one very rare 45 single on Emil J Henke's Satin Records label in the May of 1967.<br />
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With the help of Sam Kinsey, I was able to finally locate an original member of the band: Michael Godowns.<br />
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Ronnie Weid - Guitar, Vocals<br />
Tommy Lovelace - Guitar<br />
Michael Godowns - Saxophone<br />
Coyle Stoffel - Bass Guitar<br />
Jackie Walker - Drums<br />
Jay Miller - Keys (not on the 45 record)<br />
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Mike had been playing saxophone in the Alamo Heights High School band when he got the rock and roll bug. He recalls one of his friends doing the twist dance at a class party while "Twist & Shout" played over the loudspeakers. This energetic new music made him decide it was time to join a rock band! The chance soon came in 1964 when a brand new band formed by his classmates asked Mike if he would join them on sax.<br />
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For the first year the band played with no bass player, eventually adding a musician named Alan Newman who was the son of an officer stationed at Ft Sam Houston. Alan was only in the band a short while.<br />
By the time they were adding their second bassist (a musician named Coyle Stoffel) in 1966, the band had gotten serious and were doing a lot of regional appearances.<br />
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The band would perform at venues in Corpus Christi, Victoria, Uvalde, frat parties at Texas State University in San Marcos, Eastwood Country Club (a mostly soul/R&B club on the east side of San Antonio where the Ones once played with Bobby Bland!), The Cave (In SA), and of course, San Antonio's most well known club for high school bands: the Teen Canteen.<br />
One of their most regular venues was the Mule Stall on Alamo Heights HS campus. It was a teen rec center that would frequently put on after school events.<br />
The band was making decent money at their gigs, and Mike recalls paying for half his tuition with earnings from the Ones nightly appearances.<br />
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Guitarist Tommy Lovelace was a huge Yardbirds fan and had built his own fuzz pedal for his guitar in order to replicate the British bands guitar sound. One night after a Yardbirds performance at the Municipal Auditorium, The members of the group stopped in to The Cave while The Ones were playing! The young group was stunned to see their idols walk in, but as soon as they entered the room, they walked right out!<br />
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Band member Ronnie Weid's dad George was a business associate of some kind of Emil Henke's and helped organize getting the Ones to do a recording session (possibly recorded at Alamo Audio studio) in the late spring/early summer of 1967. The group spent 12 hours in the studio recording material for their soon to be released single. They chose two original songs written by Ronnie: the excellent jangle pop of "Sure Gonna Miss You" (all copies that have surfaced of this single seem to have the word "You" crossed out and "Me" written in its place), and a fine ballad with "What's It Like To Be In Love".<br />
It seems there was some sort of dispute over the particulars of the recording contract that was to be signed upon release of the record, because paper documents left over from these sessions indicate a delay in paying for and signing the contracts for release of this single. It seems Ronnie or his father were not happy with some element in the agreement and were refusing to move forward. In the end, Emil ended up agreeing to give them 50 copies of the single upon payment for the session or pressing.<br />
Unfortunately Ronnie passed away at a young age in the 1970's, so we may never know what exactly happened there.<br />
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Tensions must not have lasted too long between the parties, because EJ Henke eventually asked the group if they would change their sound to country and become a touring act promoting some of Henke's more western material (possibly to back up Bailey Anderson or one of his other country acts). They declined.<br />
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The bands record did a get a bit of airplay and actually charted and made the top 100 on KONO radio.<br />
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A few months later, the band drove up to Dallas to record at Sumet Sound studio. They recorded two songs: "Bells Of Rhymney" (which had recently been covered by The Byrds) and an unknown cover of a Strawberry Alarm Clock song. These sessions went unreleased because the band split up a short while after making these recordings.<br />
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Their last performance was at an extremely wild frat party at Trinity University on New Year's Eve in 1967. The trouble that stemmed from that night was the last straw. The Ones broke up the next day, on January 1st, 1968.<br />
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<b><i>Many thanks to Michael Godowns and to Sam Kinsey for their help!</i></b><br />
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<br />ontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902102903107964914.post-76650334136977618532017-04-14T18:56:00.004-07:002022-02-03T14:52:13.035-08:00The Reddlemen<i><b>The Reddlemen's excellent "I'm Gonna Get In That Girls Mind" is among one of the classic Texas 1960's garage band 45's. Having been included on compilation albums as early as by the mid 80's, the single has picked up a cult following over the years.</b></i><br />
<i><b>I recently had the pleasure of getting to visit with and interview one time band member Gary Cotton, who along with his brother Mike, played in the incarnation of the band who recorded the 45 in 1966.</b></i><br />
<i><b>Below is the story, assembled from Gary's memories.</b></i><br />
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Gary Cotton was about 13 years old when he began taking an interest in learning to play the drums.<br />
His older brother Mike had been playing in bands for several years by then, having been influenced by his cousin Keith Allison (yes, THAT Keith Allison) in San Antonio to pick up an instrument.<br />
Like Keith, Mike was a gregarious and good looking young man who never had problems finding himself a girlfriend.<br />
Gary had practically grown up watching his brother play in bands, keeping a close eye on Richard Smith, the drummer in Mike's band The Kingsmen. On most Sunday rehearsals, Gary would be at his brothers band rehearsals, picking up influence and inspiration from Richards musicianship.<br />
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When Meet The Beatles was released in America in January of 1964, Mike immediately procured a copy. The two siblings would sit in Mike's room listening to the record on his homemade hi-fi stereo cabinet which Mike had built himself in shop class. This was the final push made Gary decide he would learn to play a musical instrument himself.<br />
<span style="text-align: center;">Starting out on a garbage can emblazoned with a hip fake band name of "The Vibra-Beats", Gary's parents took notice and bought him his first beginner drum set through Mike Batton from The Royals.</span><br />
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Gary's first band was called The Klansmen (complete youth innocence here and no reference to the hate group). It was largely the literal definition of a garage band, only playing a few public engagements.<br />
When the Beatles came to Houston in August 1965, Gary and his band mates all got dropped off at the concert together at the Sam Houston Coliseum.<br />
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By this point Mike had been playing with The Kingsmen: a large R&B combo complete with several horn players. Led by twin brothers Gary and Larry Moore, the band quickly built a strong regional following and worked the local dance halls every weekend.<br />
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Having graduated from high school, college duties swept Mike off to Austin where he attended the University of Texas. Wasting no time there, Mike joined a group called The Hustlers.<br />
The collegiate life was only to last a few months. The chance to become a part of the bustling music scene in California called too strong, and Mike soon dropped out of college and started staying with his cousin Keith in Los Angeles, hoping to find his own way into the limelight.<br />
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Allison himself had ended up in LA after having auditioned to be Ray Peterson's guitarist and winning the job. He soon met and befriended fellow San Antonio raised Mike Nesmith, and ended up playing on several Monkees records, including playing harmonica on their first album.<br />
Frequently hanging out at the Whiskey a Go Go, Keith was noticed one night by the crew filming an episode of Where The Action Is on location. His striking resemblance to a certain Paul McCartney got him a regular role on the TV show.<br />
Columbia records eventually signed Keith in 1967 and released his one and only solo album for the label: "In Action". Allison even joined Paul Revere & The Raiders shortly before the recording of their 1968 album "Hard 'N' Heavy".<br />
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Unfortunately, this path was not in the cards for Mike. He received a draft card in the mail almost immediately after dropping out of UT, and was summoned back home to spend a few months with his family before entering boot camp.<br />
It was during this time that Mike joined hot local band The Reddlemen, who had been one of his competitors when he was playing in The Kingsmen.<br />
The Reddlemen were one of the first bands in the area to get hip to the British Invasion sound, quickly donning matching grey collarless shirts and playing red colored guitars and drums.<br />
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When original drummer Billy Hammond left the group, Mike suggested they add his little brother Gary who was getting to be a pretty good drummer.<br />
The new six piece line up worked fastidiously during the 6-9 month period that Mike was back in Angleton. Their first dance together was at Taylor Hall in Pasadena, a venue which featured girls in go-go cages. They would play this spot about 10 times during this period.<br />
Their next job with the band was opening for The Beau Brummels at a large teen fair.<br />
Other venues they played included and The Catacombs in Houston, a fraternity house in Austin (a connection from Mike's stint at UT Austin), and many local high school dances.<br />
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Their average pay was $25 a member, and the combo kept a steady work schedule, often playing several times in the same weekend.<br />
The bands most regular venue was the Angleton Fairgrounds, where they played an estimated 25-30 times. They even once played there with legendary Houston band Thursday's Children.<br />
They also played with The Moving Sidewalks (Billy Gibbons pre ZZ Top band) at the Dairy Bar on Surfside Beach near Freeport, TX.<br />
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Still being a pretty young high school kid, Gary was only allowed to travel so much with the band because he would ride in a car with the groups manager: SL Hutchinson. SL was the father of lead guitarist Rick Hutchinson, and doubled as a chaperone to watch over Gary, who was a full 4-5 years younger than the rest of the band.<br />
The band would rehearse at night inside the Hutchinson Jewelry shop in downtown Angleton. The streets would usually be empty at this time and the band could practice as loud as they wanted.<br />
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When the notion of cutting their own record came about, The Reddlemen got connected to Curtis Kirk and his Custom Records label and studio out in Tyler, TX. Curtis was old friends with an Angleton based country pedal steel guitarist named Jody Burhl Sanders, whose son was Dwayne Sanders, a teenage rock musician that The Reddlemen boys were friends with.<br />
Curtis Kirk was a country musician himself, and having a rock band on his largely country western record label was an anomaly. But being friends with Burhl's son was enough of a liason, so the band came up to Tyler in the spring of 66. Spending one night at a motel there after recording their two songs for the single. Both songs had been written by Mike, though Curtis added himself to the writing credits (which was pretty standard at the time).<br />
By April of that year, the bands excellent single was pressed and being sent to radio stations.<br />
Unfortunately, it did no get much air time, nor did it sell very well. The band had made a great record, but it was hard to get the right people to notice. Not aiding the situation was the fact that Mike went off to boot camp not long after the 45 came out.<br />
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The band continued playing for a short while afterwards, but fell apart when bass player Charles Smith joined the army reserves, vocalist Pat Harris got married young, and rhythm guitarist Jim Howell was drafted (though later deferred). Though the band did continue for while with bassist Ken Mullin before finally calling it quits.<br />
When Dwayne Sanders band, The Brym-Stonz Ltd needed a new drummer, they brought in Gary Cotton.<br />
The band had a great practice space in Burhl's converted garage studio. Later, they would practice at band member Les Roberts vacated parents country house.<br />
Gary played with The Brym-Stonz until he graduated from high school, when he formed a band around 1969 called Concrete Rock.<br />
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This group was a power trio consisting of Mario Rodriguez (from Alvin, TX) and Reddlemen bandmate Jim Howell. They moved up to Kansas City, Kansas together and were booked by Alan Bell Enterprises who sent them on a long tour through the middle part of the country.<br />
During this time, Gary began to grow weary of life on the road and decided to head back home to Angleton to take up day job.<br />
In 1970 he did a short stint playing with Terry Simpson of The Raiders (of "Stick Shift" on Van Records fame).<br />
After a short while playing with Terry, Gary quit playing in bands entirely.<br />
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Tragically, Mike Cotton was never to return from his stint in Vietnam. He died in 1968.<br />
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<i><b>Many thanks to Gary Cotton for taking the time to visit with me and share all of these stories.</b></i><br />
<i><b>Stay tuned for the full story on label mates The Brym-Stonz Ltd! Coming soon.</b></i><br />
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<i>The following is composed from a couple email conversations I had with original Cyrkle Of Sound band member Billy Miller.</i></div>
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<b>Ruben Gonzales - Keyboard</b></div>
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Cyrkle Of Sound was formed by South San Antonio High School students in 1966. </div>
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The band was booked by Sam Kinsey (who ran the Teen Canteen) and would perform live at the usual array of gigs which included school functions, military bases, college parties. </div>
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One noteworthy show that Billy recalls is playing at the Pusi-Kat Club in San Antonio opening for a band from Acapulco, Mexico called The Love Army.</div>
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They even once competed in a battle of the bands event and came up second behind scene kings The Chayns (known for their regional hit cover version of The Strangeloves "Night Time").</div>
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The band got connected with Augie Meyers through Sam Kinsey, as Sam was helping book appearances for Augie's band at the time, The Visions Of Lite. Augie at the time was still reeling from his recent success with "She's About A Mover" in his other band The Sir Douglas Quintet (featuring a young Doug Sahm). Meyers was responsible for the trademark Vox-organ-through-a-fender-guitar-amp sound that the Quintet was so known for.<br />
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Augie had recently started up his own record label called VOL (which also featured two records of his own and an excellent record by another San Antonio band- The Graven Image). The Cyrkle Of Sound played all 8 of their original songs Augie, and he chose the two he liked best. </div>
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A record was mastered for pressing on November 16th, 1967, and was to be VOL Records #133.</div>
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Like so many teen bands of the era, the group split up when most of the members were drafted by the US Army during Vietnam.</div>
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ontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902102903107964914.post-32210955387110154552016-08-31T22:44:00.000-07:002017-05-18T13:30:26.591-07:00The Trochais<b>line up:</b><br />
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<b>Tommy Akeroyd - Rhythm Guitar</b><br />
<b>Dan Akeroyd - Bass Guitar</b><br />
<b>Francis Akeroyd - Lead Guitar/Vocals</b><br />
<b>Ronnie McAneer - Drums</b><br />
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The Trochais were a family band started circa 1965 at McCollum High School in the south side of San Antonio, TX.<br />
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Oldest brother Francis Akeroyd was a self-educated guitarist who taught his brother Tommy to play rhythm guitar, and his brother Dan to play bass guitar.<br />
The trio were originally joined by drummer Bobby Cole, whose stint with the band was cut short when he sadly died at a very young age in a motorcycle accident.<br />
One day at the Akeroyd boys aunts house, she mentioned to them that one of her friends had a son named Ronnie who could play drums.<br />
Ronnie McAneer was first chair drummer in his school band at Lee High School, and made an excellent addition to the group.<br />
The name of the band was derived from a meter in poetic verse that Francis was studying at the time in high school.<br />
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Starting off with performing at the typical high school dances, The Trochais quickly graduated up to playing at ever popular local teen club the Teen Canteen, and the south side's own version: Teen Town.<br />
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One day Francis got a call from a man named EJ Henke who asked if the band would perform for a few hours out front of his record shop on Military Drive in exchange for the chance to record at Jeff Smith's Texas Sound Studio.<br />
At one point, EJ ran outside while the band was playing and asked what song they were playing. Henke insisted they record the song, and original written by Francis called "Give Me An Answer".<br />
In addition to the latter song, EJ suggested they record an instrumental song and call it The Phantom in order to beat the production of a Hollywood movie of the same name that was to be released soon.<br />
The idea was that the movie production would somehow be forced to license the recording for use in the movie since it already used the movies name.<br />
Francis quickly came up with a song to fit the bill, a nice moody surf rock guitar instrumental.<br />
The movie was never to see release, but the recording of the The Trochais first and only 45 proceeded. On January 12, 1966, Satin Records 004 was mastered for release.<br />
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"Phantom"<br />
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The boys once got a gig playing a "Band Bust" sponsored by local music store Caldwell Music where the music shop provided the bands with all the gear on loan to perform with. Celebrated KONO radio DJ Don Couser was the guest announcer and host of the event. Francis was already well acquainted with Don from his time as a regular guest dancer on popular teen TV dance show Swingtime. During the Trochais set, Dan pulled a stunt where he swung the bass back and forth between his right and left hand while playing, and this apparently drove the crowd into a frenzy!<br />
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By late summer of 1967, Ronnie went off to college and brothers Dan and Francis enrolled into the Navy. Like many teen groups during the period, the end of high school marked the end for the band.<br />
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<b><i>Thanks to Francis and Tom Akeroyd for sharing their memories, and for use of the band photos!</i></b><br />
<br />ontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902102903107964914.post-84382674439800182942016-07-08T12:25:00.000-07:002017-05-18T12:09:54.166-07:00The PendeltonsHere's another mystery band, possibly from San Antonio.<br />
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They recorded at least one 45 on the Alamo Audio custom imprint, ran by Jim Ridgeway.<br />
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Both sides are cover versions. One is a cover of a Carole King/Gerry Goffin composition first popularized by The Cookies called "Chains." Presumably The Pendeltons were inspired by The Beatles version, which came out on their first UK album "Please Please Me."<br />
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The flip side is a cover of "Mustang Sally," which I would assume they heard from the 1966 cover rendition that the Young Rascals released, though it is quite possible they heard the Wilson Pickett version first.<br />
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<b>"Chains"</b><br />
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<i><b>Anyone out there know anything about this group? Drop me a line at shape3 "at" yahoo.com</b></i><br />
<br />ontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902102903107964914.post-7218933588818456182016-07-05T20:44:00.003-07:002017-05-18T12:41:45.704-07:00Symmetry Of Sound<b><i>I first became aware of The Symmetry Of Sound after hearing their beautiful cover version of The Byrd's song "Here Without You." For years, I wondered who the group were and what their story was. Finally, with the help of the great Sam Kinsey (who ran the Teen Canteen club in San Antonio), I was put in touch with the bands drummer, Scott Price. Below is an email interview with him, with some input from Joe Sarli.</i></b><br />
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<b>1. What got you started playing drums? When did you start? </b><br />
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I grew up playing all kinds of sports – especially football – I was injured playing football – had hip surgery and was on crutches for 2 and ½ years – doing this time I took drum lessons at Music Mart (owned by Joe Sarli’s dad) with Guy Davis.<br />
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<b>2. How did you get connected with the guys in the Symmetry of Sound? </b><br />
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The band would practice at Music Mart and Guy suggested I go by and listen – I picked up drums quickly – at this time the band was called the Loners and their drummer was Steve Gleaser, he was a very good drummer – with a jazz background – the band wanted a more “drive” drummer – and I tried out and they asked me to join – I was by far the least accomplished musician in the band compared to Tommy Davis and Joe Sarli. <br />
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<b>3. How old were you at the time? Do you remember roughly what year this was? </b><br />
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15 years old; 1967.<br />
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<b>4. What High School did you guys attend?</b><br />
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Joe Sarli, Tommy Davis, me and Mark Murray went to Lee; Greg Gardner went to Highlands.<br />
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<b>5. What were some of the venues/gigs you guys played around San Antonio? Did you perform outside San Antonio much?</b><br />
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Teen Canteen; Southside Teen Town, TAG at Fort Sam Houston, All the local military bases, Jewish Community Center, Lee and Churchill High Schools, many private parties,. We played a couple of times at the Shaft in Devine with touring national bands; and a few areas in surrounding cities – mostly San Antonio.<br />
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<b>6. What do you recall about recording the bands 45? How did that come about? </b><br />
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It might have been Tommy or Greg’s choice – maybe Greg knew all the words – a rare occasion – (Tommy's sister) Marilyn lined up the recording; I selected the Young Rascals song on side 2 of the record.<br />
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"Here Without You"<br />
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"Come On Up"<br />
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<b>7. Do you recall how many copies were pressed and how it was distributed? Any notable airplay for the record?</b><br />
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100 copies – we sold or gave them away. No airplay that I know of.<br />
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<b>8. I love the bands "dreamy" cover of "Here Without You." What made you guys decide to record that song? Was it a regular in the set?</b><br />
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Tommy and Greg wanted to record the old Byrd’s song. Yes, it was a regular in the set.<br />
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<b>9. Did the band make any TV appearances? </b><br />
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No direct appearances, but were featured in newspaper articles and TV regarding local entertainment. I do recall being filmed at NIOSA one year by a local TV station, but do not recall seeing it on air.<br />
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<b>10. Any other funny or noteworthy stories about the band or its members? </b><br />
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While I was in the band and on crutches, Mark Murray (organist and now attorney) would not only bring in all his equipment – but all of mine as well. Mark was the only one with a car big enough to hold most of our equipment – so he drove most of the time – we would stop and each get a soda to drive and Mark would always hit his brakes so we would spill soda on our shirts!<br />
We were the first northside groups to have “uniforms” - blue blazers, white shirts with ruffles down the front, blue pants and dark shoes – cool!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Our manager was Tommy’s sister – Marilyn; She was a very bright, nice, organized and a stunning blond. She was always a hit at the military bases.<br />
Tommy Davis knew every chord imaginable and like Joe Sarli, could pick up any song after hearing it once. Tommy, when he would, had a very nice harmony voice – serious musician – went on to play with other bands - very sensitive – God rest his soul.<br />
Joe Sarli was one of the best bassist I have ever heard – he played brass instruments as well – and could fix them. He was smooth and kept excellent rhythm; has since opened his own music store in Boerne. He went on to continue playing with other bands as well as with his father in the rodeo band. <br />
Mark Murray joined the band in 1968 and was a solid organist – dry humor - now a very well respected local attorney. <br />
Greg Gardner – always wanted to be called “gorgeous Greg” - vocalist and could play drums (I would sing Hang on Sloopy and Louie Louie) – I tried not to let him play that much. At a Church gig, he once put the bass drum pedal through the head! I had never done that in all my times of playing! No telling where he is. <br />
I was a drive drummer with fast hands, decent timing and very good bass drum control; I worked my way through college as a drummer in a local night club – I wore headphones and played along to the records – great gig – went on to receive PHD and taught at A&M, UTSA.<br />
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<b>11. How and roughly when did the band come to an end?
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The band broke up in 1969 – 1970 about the time Mark and I went off to College.<br />
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<b>12.What were some of the groups that you went on to play with after SOS?
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I went on to College as did Mark Murray; Tommy played with Giant Smiling Dog and Pablo’s Grove; Joe played with Gene Coleman and Feel and First Light.<br />
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<b><i>Thank a ton to Scott Price, Joe Sarli, and Sam Kinsey for their time and help!</i></b>ontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902102903107964914.post-85752580070765207382016-06-27T16:56:00.002-07:002016-07-15T00:07:22.066-07:00The Ivy<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The Ivy was formed in the fall of 1966 by four men stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX who met while living in the same section of the barracks.<br />
Guitarist Ladd Paul was from Benton Harbor, Michigan originally and had played in bands through high school after finding his first guitar at a rummage sale.<br />
Mike Lloyd from West Virginia was originally a trumpet player who learned how to play bass for the band.<br />
Ned Goff was from Louisville, Kentucky and played sax.<br />
Larry Schott was from Pontiac, Illinois and played drums in the band.<br />
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The band started rehearsing in the basement of the barracks and by early 1967 were performing at the army base and at the notorious "Holiday Inn" (not related to <i>that</i> Holiday Inn) at Lake Mcqueeney.<br />
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In March of 1967 the group went to record a single with two original songs composed by Ladd. One song of which was a matter of contention due to its resemblance to "Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter." The record bears a TSS code of 670529, indicating that it was mastered at Texas Sound on May 29th of 1967.<br />
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Ladd recalls hand delivering copies of the record to radio stations all through the south and in Michigan after having it pressed up. However, it did not pick up much traction, as it didn't appear to chart anywhere.<br />
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The band fared some success after winning a battle of the bands event at the air force base, and were sent to a bigger talent show in Biloxi, MS.<br />
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Alton Elvy replaced Mike Lloyd on bass when he was shipped out.<br />
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<i><b>Thanks to Ladd Paul and Ned Goff!</b></i><br />
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<br />ontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902102903107964914.post-24004257806860800542016-05-26T20:14:00.002-07:002016-07-14T23:56:00.742-07:00The Trackers<div>
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The Trackers were formed in 1965 at New Braunfels High School.</div>
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Originally formed with Butch Wullschleger on drums, he was soon replaced when guitarist Jack Williams overheard Mike Byrne tapping out the rhythm to "Wipe Out" on the back of a chair during a class at school...</div>
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The outfit was quickly making decent money from their gigs and Mike was able to buy a brand new '65 Gretsch drum kit.</div>
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The bands frequent live venue was the pavilion at Landa Park in New Braunfels. Mike's dad would tie a ski rope around the perimeter of the pavilion and charge admission to enter the area inside the rope. Most kids would gladly pay the price and not sneak under the rope or stand just outside it to watch!</div>
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In the summer of 1966, the band went down to Texas Sound Studios to record their lone wax outing, two fine original songs entitled "You Are My World" and "Why Do I Cry". The TSS code in the dead wax indicates that the record was mastered on June 1st, 1966.</div>
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When deciding on a name for their record label, they used the name of their regular performing spot, Landa Sounds.</div>
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San Antonio's KTSA gave the record a fair amount of airplay and the band even took a trip down to do a live interview promoting the new release with famed DJ Bruce Hathaway.</div>
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Other venues the band performed included the ever popular Holiday Inn (no, not related to THAT Holiday Inn) at Lake McQueeney, TX, an obscure teen club called the Cyclops-A-Go-Go in Kenedy, the Elks Lodge in New Braunfels that Mike's parents were members of, and a private party all the way down in Laredo.
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The need for a proper venue in NB spawned the idea that the town needed its own teen club, so the members of the Trackers and the Williams boys parents decided to open a club called The Freak Out. Although this venue was mostly an outlet for the Trackers to perform, they also ended up bringing in groups from the surrounding areas including The Bourbons from San Antonio, who made an excellent 45 of their own on the Royal Family label. </div>
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The venue was partially cared for by friend and occasional stand-in lead guitarist Paul McLaughlin, who recalls having long late night jam sessions with the Bourbons after hours.</div>
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Another band Paul recalls playing at the venue is the legendary Zakary Thaks, who they brought in for New Years Eve of 1967 at a great expense.<br />
Even the Playboys of Edinburg performed at the short lived club!</div>
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With growing complaints from the city, and the overhead cost looming too large for them to handle, the crew decided to close down the venue within only a year of it being open.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: start;">1967 Line-up. Left to right: Mike Byrne, Johnny Williams, Bill Stowe, David Poehlman. </span></div>
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1967 was also a year that saw several changes to the bands lineup, as Jimmy Brietzke went off to college at A&M and older brother Jack Williams joined the Navy, and later the Coast Guard.</div>
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David Poehlman from La Vernia, TX took on the role of lead guitarist for Jack.</div>
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Bill Stowe was a college aged kid who came in on rhythm and lead guitar to replace Jimmy. He was noted by Mike as being an incredible lead player who was the only person Mike knew who could play "Jeff's Boogie" by the Yardbirds.<br />
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Mike Byrne decided that he could probably get the interest of more girls if he moved out from behind the drum kit to playing keys, so he went out and bought a Farfisa combo organ.</div>
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Tommy Smith was brought in to fill in the missing drummer role.<br />
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In 1968 as the Trackers came to a fold, Mike joined The Mad Mods from San Marcos on keys, a band which old friend and guitarist Paul McLaughlin had already had a stint with.</div>
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Mike was in the band at the time that they did their second session for Abe Epstein, recording a 45 which would land on Abe's Jox record label. Mike's girlfriend at the time (and future wife) Deborah Smith even made an appearance on the record, playing flute on one side.<br />
Gaining some traction with the single, the band got to appear three weeks in a row on KSAT's weekly TV teen dance show: Swingtime.<br />
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Shortly after beginning schooling at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Mike quit playing with the Mad Mods and joined a band called Jacob's Well on the Hammond B3 organ. This band also included notable Texas guitar virtuoso Van Wilks.<br />
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<i><b>Thanks to Mike Byrne and Paul McLaughlin for their help!</b></i></div>
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A: Yes, Two other close friends whom were class mates in the 7th grade wanted to start a band. David Hall played rhythm, Mike Lozano played the drums and I played lead guitar. We played some school functions and a couple of talent shows. We did not have a name and it was short lived but a great experience. </div>
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The second no name band was Bunky Yates on drums, David Hall on Rhythm Guitar, John Caroll on bass, and Steve Caroll on lead guitar.<br />
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The 2nd band was a group my brother was playing with that was just jamming trying get some songs together. They all went to Highlands High School (11th grade) and I was at Hot Wells Jr. High ( 8th grade). They really did not have a lead guitar player so the rhythm guitar player was doing his best. So my brother asked me to try out for their group and I got the spot. That was when the Aggressors came to be. It consisted of John Caroll (Bass), Tommy Biggers (rhythm), Bobby Laxson( Rhythm guitar and lead singer), Lewis Yates (Drummer), and me on Lead guitar. Lewis was in the same grade as I but he went to a Catholic school. We best friends. A year later Tommy dropped out. and we picked up Ricky Jones on Keyboard. Ricky was in Jr High then I believe at Rogers Jr High.<br />
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A: My father (John G Caroll) was Detective on the San Antonio Police Department. He always supported John and I with our music. He managed our band. We lived on the South side of San Antonio. Teen Canteen was on the North side and my Dad wanted the kids on the South side have a place to go to. We played all over the place including Teen Canteen. My Mother had her first case of cancer at that same time and the doctor told my Dad that if she could make through the next five years she most likely would survive which did not happen much back in that time. So my Father and my Mother (Bonnie J Caroll ) John G Caroll were there every Friday and Saturday night for over four years. All the kids respected and loved my parents for all they did. They made sure it was a safe and clean environment for everyone. My Mother passed away 2014 after 45 years of cancer having 3 major cancers. She was my heart beat. I miss her so much.<br />
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A: We played at Teen Town once a month, every now and then twice. We played out a lot. There was a lot of good plans out at that time and he had no problem getting a lot of good bands to play. We made a lot of new friends, played for a lot of people we knew in all the surroung schools and got to meet some really cool bands.<br />
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A: I had a lot of favorite bands. The Chains, The Outcasts, The Cave Dwellers, The Spydels, Bubble Puppy, Texas Tornadoes, Zakary Thaks...<br />
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A: The Cave in San Marcos, Holiday Inn at Lake McQueeney Tx, Randolph Air Force Base, College Fraternities in Austin, Devine, Carrizo Spring Texas Dance Hall...<br />
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A: When Terrell O'Neil became our lead singer andwe opened for the Eric Burden & The Animals show. The guys in the band wanted a new name. For what reason I didn't have a clue.<br />
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A: Two shows. Eric Burden And The Animals, The Playboys of Edinburg.<br />
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Started up the Old Aggressors again around 1980 (as an oldies cover band).<br />
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Started The Road Closed Band in 1985, which lasted for 5 years. We opened for Brooks & Dunn at the Western Gala, performed several times at the Budweiser tent at the San Antonio rodeo. Played weddings, dances, and corporate events.<br />
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<i>Many thanks to Steve Caroll for all his help and sharing his memories and wonderful memorabilia!</i></div>
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ontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902102903107964914.post-39560181670815414982015-07-07T22:33:00.003-07:002015-07-12T18:55:57.673-07:00Larry Wilson & The Continentals <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>I was recently very excited to discover that there was a rock n roll group who recorded a record in the 60's from La Grange, TX. I spent a lot of time in La Grange throughout my life as I was raised in Smithville, the neighboring small town just to the West on Highway 71.</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This is Larry Wilson singer for the Continentals from their origination in early 1961 until December 31, 1969, at midnight. I was the leader of the band. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We formed in 1961 with Jack Dyer (Guitar), Don Mayer (sax), Butch Schults (drums), Billy Von Rosenbery (guitar) and Jerry Jacobs (bass). Our first paying job was the National Guard Armory in Brenham and we all wanted to quit school and play because we had never made that much money in 4 hours. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We played at the KTSA Bunny Hop in San Antonio which was a 3 day non stop event. We eventually grew through the years to where we had 10 players in all with a 4 horn section and did a lot of soul music. We kicked off for Roy Orbinson at Simonton, Texas, about 1964, and kicked off for Percy Sledge in 1967 at Sam Houston State. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We recorded 3 records for Huey P. Meaux with little success. O</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">ur third record was Pick Hit of The Week on the big triangle (Beaumont, Orange and Port Arthur). I did a promo announcing that Paul Revere and the Raiders were coming to town. The DJs called wanting more promo records. Our record producers had an argument and split up and I could not get the promo records to distribute.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I also remember with my second record producer driving from radio station to radio station around southeast Texas. We would introduce me and give the DJ a record with a $20.00 bill it. By the time we got to the car our record was playing. Could have been the last time it played there but it got play. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Our last record was #10 in north central Texas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We eventually got so good that there was no place for us to go but on tour and that was not possible since several of us were married and I was expecting my first child. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We played all the country halls in those days that would pack in the kids. We played Artesian Park, Nelsonville, Bleiberville, Coushatti (Bellville), KC Hall in Sealy, Hempstead Fair Grounds, LaGrange Fair grounds, Dimebox, Hillje, Taiton, Gay Hill, Prairie Hill, and numerous other halls. We mostly played in areas that had a general store and a dance hall. We would generally draw 350-500 people. We also played numerous private parties and proms. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">With time the music business business became more and more work. We decided in late 1969 that December 31, 1969, would be our last dance which was at Hillje Hall outside El Campo. We had a great final payday and called it quits. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I sold all of my equipment so I would not have the urge to get back in the business. Several of my final members have went on to play in other bands since we disbanded but none had the success of the Continentals. My wall on my law office is filled with Continental pictures and posters. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I still sing rock and roll at several oprys. I used to sing regularly at Liberty Opry but have not performed there for about 3 years now. I perform at Hometown Opry twice a year in Pasadena at their Oldies Shows. I do 60s and 70s songs. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I was personally on a Huey P. Meaux 3 town tour in 1965 with Bobby Blue Bland, Ray Stevens, Vicki Vaughn, Sonny and the Sunliners, T.K. Hulin and the Jokers (from Palacios) as the house band. This is probably my most memorable event. </span><br />
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<b>Jim Wilson - Lead Guitar</b><br />
<b>Charlie Henley - Drums</b><br />
<b>Alan Avery - Bass</b><br />
<b>Brent Guardhouse - Keys (not on the bands record)</b><br />
<b>Scott Morris - Rhythm Guitar replaced by:</b><br />
<b>Ronnie Blank - Rhythm Guitar (on the bands record) later replaced by:</b><br />
<b>Mark Waldrop - Rhythm Guitar</b><br />
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The Avengers were formed in early 1965 by a group of MacArthur High School freshmen in San Antonio, TX.<br />
Band member Alan Avery had been inspired to learn to play guitar after going to see The Beatles movie "A Hard Day's Night." He was stunned by the fact that he couldn't hear the movie over the sound of girls screaming during the films screening! After placing a request with his father for a guitar, he received an Airline electric guitar the following Christmas.<br />
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The band came together quite organically, as the members had all known each other since Jr High.<br />
They played their first show together for a crowd of 1000 people at an early location for the famous teen club, the Teen Canteen, at the time simply located inside the Wonderland shopping mall.<br />
Subsequent gigs included stops at Lackland and Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio, Ft Sam Teen Club, the Purple Onion A-Go-Go in Kenedy, TX, Holiday Inn at Lake McQueeny, Teen clubs in Seguin, New Braunfels, and Columbus, and even a girls graduation party on a ranch in Crystal City, TX.<br />
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The Avengers also got to perform live on popular local TV show Swing Time, which was produced and directed by Mel Adcock and hosted by popular KTSA disc jockey Bruce Hathaway. Alan was working at the set of the show during that period working security at the front door. He had also played Santa for a taping of the annual Christmas show for the Mission Road Children Home.<br />
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In early 1966, Alan borrowed $135 from his grandmother to pay for studio time to record their lone 45 single. The dead wax at the end of the grooves on the record has a Texas Sound Studios code which indicates that the record was pressed on January 14th, 1966.<br />
He recalls that they pressed up around 100 or 200 copies of the record.<br />
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One side is an edgy (and largely unknown) driving garage punker with unison vocals, and the flip a mid tempo ballad based around a reverb-y jangle pop guitar riff.<br />
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<b>"Some Day"</b><br />
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By mid 66, the group underwent line up changes and decided to change their name to The Other 1/2.<br />
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<b>Their line up consisted of:</b><br />
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<b>Scott Morris - Lead Guitar</b><br />
<b>Alan Avery - Bass</b><br />
<b>Mark Waldrop - Rhythm Guitar</b><br />
<b>Mike Button - Lead Singer</b><br />
<b>Jerry Pollock - Drums</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Other 1/2 at a teen club in New Braunfels (possibly The Freak Out)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Other 1/2 in psychedelic outfits at south side SA club Teen Town</td></tr>
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This group parted ways sometime in 1967 and Alan continued to play in bands such as The Brass Rail and Milkwood.<br />
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<b>Formed around 1970, the line up of Milkwood was:</b><br />
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<b>Bob Rountree - Lead Guitar</b><br />
<b>Charlie Henley - Drums</b><br />
<b>Alan Avery - Bass</b><br />
<b>Mark Waldrop - Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocals</b><br />
<b>Go-Go Gomez - Organ</b><br />
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<i>Many thanks to Alan Avery for all his help!</i><br />
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<br />ontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902102903107964914.post-82961005873371331002015-03-13T21:29:00.001-07:002018-06-04T13:48:44.473-07:00The Islanders<i><span style="font-size: large;">The Islanders were a band from San Benito, TX who made one fantastic dreamy surf flavored garage 45 back in the mid 60's.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">I was recently able to do a short Q & A style interview with original band member Jack Morgan, and here are the results:</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The band members were:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Creep Gosser - Singer/Rhythm Guitar</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Jack Morgan - Lead Guitar</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Kenneth Greer - Drums</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ray Lynch - Bass</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Terry Kaufmann - Percussion</span><br />
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<b>Q: </b><b>How and when did The Islanders come together as a band? </b><br />
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A: We came together as mutual friends and a common interest. To make music! I think we got together in 1964. '64 to '65 were the "formative" learning years, I guess, practicing almost daily after school. My mom used to teach kindergarten and had a small frame building built in our back yard as a classroom. She had gone back to regular teaching at this time and we took over what we used to call "the garden" as our practice hall. We started out our first gigs solely instrumental playing surf music and Ventures type stuff. We played some high school banquets for for starters and a sock hop or 2, as they were still called. I guess we came to realize our rhythm player could sing and we started covering Beatles, Kinks, Stones and the like. We didn't have time to develop much original music as we ended sometime in 67 due to the Vietnam war and the draft as two of the guys had to go in the service.<br />
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<b>Q: What were some local venues the band would frequently perform at?</b><br />
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A: High school sock hops, Saturday night dance at the skating rink in San Benito. We used to have impromptu dances at South Padre where we would just set up and play at what was the public picnic area at the time. I kinda think we were among the first, if not the first to do such a thing down there. My folks had a permanent trailer down there at "The Point" and we spent a lot of time there. Hence the name of the band I suppose. Shortly after that the county built an event center that was called the Pavilion which is still in use I think. We would then rent that place out about once a month an have dances. We would do trade out with radio station KRIO in which we would play a gig for them occasionally for which they would promote our gigs on the radio.<br />
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<b>Q: Did you guys travel much outside of the Valley for shows?</b><br />
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A: Rarely. We played a Catholic school in Corpus Christi once I think... My later bands did some college stuff...<br />
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<b>Q: Did the band have a manager? </b><br />
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A: I guess my parents kinda acted as manager when we started having those dances at the (Padre) Island... They would would look after the door and concession for those. We (kids) got whatever was left after expenses.<br />
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<b>Q: How did you guys get hooked up with recording at Phil York's studio in Dallas? What do you remember about the session? </b><br />
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A: I had a cousin who was friends with Phil York so he hooked us up. It was an exciting experience; a very nice studio. We were self promoting so we just registered a record label and paid for the studio time and a pressing of 500 records.<br />
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<b>Q: How many copies did you guys press of the record?</b> <b>Did it get any airplay or local attention?</b><br />
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A: 500 copies... We did get airplay on the only English rock station that was on at the time. I guess this was 1964 or '65. KRIO were the call letters. They would do cross promotions with the local bands, promoting our gigs and/or record. In exchange the radio station would have dances and we would play for them every now and then for free. It was really a win/win for all involved because we would get added exposure from this and we would sometimes open for road bands like Jay & The Americans and The Music Machine. KRIO would have a phone-in "battle of the bands" over the radio and people would phone in and vote on our records. They pitted us against The Playboys of Edinburg one weekend and I guess a bunch of our friends were listening as we did pretty well. The Playboys were very good, very tight and we really admired them but I guess we had kind of a raw appeal. I later became friends with most of them.<br />
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<b>"King Of The Surf"</b><br />
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<b>"When I'm With You"</b><br />
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<b>Q: Who were some of the other local bands you remember from San Benito or neighboring towns?</b><br />
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A: The other bands from San Benito that came along shortly after us would be The V.I.P.'s and The Intriguers. One of our contemporaries from Harlingen were the Malabus of which their drummer and I are very good friends to this day.<br />
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<b>Q: When and why did the band break up? </b><br />
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A: I believe we broke up in late 1967 when our singer and drummer got drafted. Viet Nam was getting hot and heavy and was sucking a lot of guys up.<br />
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<b>Q: Any other interesting or funny stories to tell about your time in that band?</b><br />
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A: My family lived right across from the San Benito High school football field. We had a small building in the back yard that my mom had built from which she had used to teach kindergarten. She no longer taught any more so we commandeered it as a practice hall. We would usually practice most weeknights and people would park in front of our house both to watch football practice and to listen to us play...<br />
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<b>Q: Lastly, did you play with any other bands after The Islanders during the 60's or early 70's?</b><br />
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A: After the guys went into the service I moved to McAllen and was going to college at Pan American. During this time I played with a McAllen group called The Foamy Brine for maybe a couple years. When my guys got out of the service we made an attempt to reform but but I had a night job at the local TV station which I didn't want to quit so that was pretty much the end of that. Kenny, the drummer went on the "Holiday Inn circuit" for several years and Creep, the singer bounced around in various duos and such.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks a ton to Jack Morgan and Terry Kaufmann. Keep a look-out for an upcoming article on Foamy Brine!</span></i>ontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902102903107964914.post-16547863258791155002015-02-23T17:34:00.002-08:002015-05-28T12:21:07.107-07:00Stereo Shoestring<b>Being that my blog is named after the A side masterpiece of the lone psych-punk 45 by Corpus Christi's Stereo Shoestring, I couldn't possibly betray my obligation to research them and write an in depth piece on the band itself! </b><br />
<b>I had the pleasure several years ago of meeting and befriending lead guitarist Jim Howard. </b><br />
<b>By a strange twist of fate, I was referred to Jim while interviewing the drummer for a band called St. John's Wood who recorded for the Mark VII label. While on the phone, the ex drummer for this Waco band told me his wife was related to a guy who had also recorded a record down in Corpus which featured a cover of The Zombies "Tell Her No" on one side... </b><b>NO WAY!</b><br />
<b>Later on, I also located and spoke with the Shoestrings ex vocalist, John Coco. His memory was foggier so only a few bits from that conversation will be featured here.</b>
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The band members were:<br />
John Coco - Vocals<br />
Richard Lalor - Guitar<br />
Jim Howard - Guitar<br />
Steve Schultz - Drums<br />
James Noe - Bass<br />
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Jim was about 15 or 16 years old when he had been taking lessons from a well known local guitar teacher named Chester Rupe. The teacher eventually caught wind that a new band was seeking a lead guitarist, and suggested that Jim go try out with them. He heeded the advice, and went and met with the band at bass player James Noe's parents garage. Jim was intimidated by the fact that all the other members were about 3 years older than him, out of high school already.
Along with his already nimble guitar abilities, Jim was aided by a nifty state-of-the-art fuzz box built for him by a man named Smitty who worked at the Horn Shop music store. It was a similar pedal that Smitty had also famously custom built for local scene kings The Zakary Thaks after they performed with The Yardbirds.<br />
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Although he never got a direct confirmation that he made the grade, the band must've been impressed, as they continued to invite him over for the next 3 weeks leading up to their first live engagement.<br />
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Shortly before Jim's entrance, singer John Coco had been brought into the fold.
John was born in Hawaii and subsequently lived all the US due to his father being in the Navy.
Just prior to moving down to Texas, John had been attending college in Wisconsin and spent his spare time singing with various cover bands. He recalls one day in 1966 riding in the car with friends when he heard a song on the radio which completely shook him out of his seat. He waited intently for the DJ to announce who this radical new group was... It turned out to be a little ole group called The 13th Floor Elevators! He knew at this point that he needed to end up in Texas, and that he did just a few months later when his family was relocated to Corpus Christi, TX.<br />
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By early 1967 John was enrolled at Del Mar University in the city by the sea. He very quickly found himself a spot during the daily lunch hour sitting at a table with the misfit kids. Several months later, one of those kids asked him if he sang and if he would come and try out to replace their current vocalist.<br />
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Within just a few short weeks of settling the line up, the group was to participate in a big battle of the bands event at Memorial Coliseum. The band had only prepared 7 songs by this point and played before a huge audience. To their surprise, they won first place and had to perform another set of songs for an encore... They had no other material worked up, so they just played the exact same 7 songs again!<br />
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On the subject of how the band came up with its wild psychedelic name, it came about one day when the guys got together to hash out the tedious task of naming their new project. Jim was staring down at his two shoes and slowly uttered "Stereo.... Shoestring!" The "Stereo" part was dropped after about a year of playing, as they considered this addition to be too lame.<br />
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Coco's girlfriend at the time was a young Del Mar student named Vicki Jones, who took on the duty of managing the band and helping them book shows. She was instrumental in landing the group a lot of their live performances and even took on tasks like designing their business card (which featured a neat Warhol-esque logo with a banana). She also was the one to reach out to KEYS radio DJ Gilbert Garcia and request that the band use his English Records label to release "On The Road South."<br />
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The band began playing gigs all over town at places such as The Carousel Club, Beach Club, Stardust Rollercade, Our Lady Of Perpetual Help, The Dunes, etc.
At one particular performance in Robstown at Motts Steakhouse, the proprietor came up to the band at an intermission and irritatedly pointed at Jim's newfangled effects box and said, "You guys can keep playing, but please don't use <i>that thing</i> anymore!"<br />
On another occasion the band found themselves playing a Methodist church youth dance. The folks in charge kept asking the band to turn down to the point where the guys decided to pull a sarcastic prank on the directors.
They unplugged their electric guitars and proceeded to start "House Of The Rising Sun". All you could hear was the planking of the un-amplified strings and the softly tapped drum set. While still playing the song, the guitarists began a march towards the exit as Steve grabbed his high hat stand. They walked out the front door and didn't come back to finish their set!<br />
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Indeed the band must have been quite loud, as their bassist and musical genius of the group James Noe was constantly blowing his amps out. Steve was described as one of the best and hardest hitting drummers in town and was also regularly replacing broken drum heads.<br />
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The band had an 'equipment manager' and personal mentor by the name of Ashley Johnson.<br />
Ashley's record collecting habit was what indirectly lead the Shoestring to use a riff from an obscure Pretty Things import recording called "Defecting Gray."<br />
That manic fuzz riff lead to the creation of the Shoestring's classic song...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre Stereo Shoestring band Clockwork Orange, featuring a young Ashley Johnson on bass, Richard Lalor on guitar, and David Odem (of the family who founded the small town of Odem) on vocals...</td></tr>
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Details of the groups first recording session are a bit fuzzy. They remember traveling out to ACA Recording Studio in Houston to record. Jim recalls there being mattresses on each wall to provide sound insulation. He thinks there were only about 3 microphones used to track the whole band live. Once the engineer got the sound dialed in, they nailed their two songs in the first couple takes.<br />
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While recording "On The Road South", Jim would keep his volume knob on his guitar down in between each lead guitar line he would play. At one point towards the end, you can hear him accidentally turn up the knob too soon and his amp emits a loud screeching feedback noise which is on the final take. He was terribly embarrassed of the mishap, but the wild noise arguably only added to the frantic beauty of the recording!<br />
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That same night, the guys happened to stay at the same hotel that Paul Revere & The Raiders were staying at after their big concert that night. To the Shoestring boys astonishment, they watched as a long line of beautiful women waited in line to be let into the Raiders hotel room...<br />
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The band pressed up between 100 to 500 copies of the single. Not surprisingly, folks were not ready for the insane attack of "On The Road South", and the record got little airplay aside from legendary KEYS DJ Charlie Brite playing it a couple times.
One interesting note is that, unlike most garage bands who would never perform their originals songs off their records, the Shoestring would usually open their second set with "On The Road South".
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<b>"On The Road South"</b><br />
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Not everyone in Corpus was appreciate of the "long hairs" and their rock music during that time...<br />
One night while playing the Stardust Rollercade for a particularly defensive audience, the Shoestring took a break after their first set. Jim went to the use the bathroom and while at one of the stalls, felt a guy tap him on the shoulder. Jim turns his head to face the stranger, and this young cowboy says "I don't like the way you play guitar!" and punches him out cold! His bandmates find him laying on the ground and somehow Jim is able to come to his senses and play rest of their set.<br />
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Floyd's Restaurant was a 24 hour establishment which was THE after hours place to eat. All the local rock bands would go there after gigs, including the Thaks, Bad Seeds, Smokestack Production, etc. Leaving the restaurant was often a scary process though, as any late night dinner there was usually accompanied by heckling and threats from the tough cowboy crowd that would usually fill the majority of the establishment.<br />
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In mid 1968 the band opened for Austin's Baby Cakes at the Dunes club in Port Aransas. They were completely blown away by this out of town band who had never made a proper recording. That same night, they were introduced to the music of another local band that they would cross paths with, The Children.<br />
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Some time later, Jim recalls going to see The Children perform at a private party with his band mates. This was a very exciting night, as the Shoestring boys were all big fans of the band and knew all their songs by heart. The next thing he knew, his band mates were bringing in their gear and he was being informed they were about to play a few songs during the Childrens intermission. They proceeded to blast through their own versions of the 4 songs they knew of the headliners "Rebirth" album, and the Children members all went up the front of the stage and enthusiastically cheered them on!
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The Stereo Shoestring also got to perform on Corpus Christi's response to American Bandstand, a TV show called Teen Time. Outraged to hear that they couldn't actually play their song live, they decide to make a mockery of the whole thing and went around the corner to the Horn Shop to borrow a couple cheap guitars with no strings on them. With the price tags hanging off their unstrung instruments, and Steve exaggeratedly swinging his arms out of beat behind his drum set with the song, they taped their performance of "On The Road South"! Boy, don't we all wish this footage was still out there to be seen!<br />
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In their later stages, the band moved their rehearsals over to a huge empty cathedral which was offered up by a charitable Episcopal priest named Jim Kilpatrick. The building had been essentially abandoned and Kilpatrick saw its use as a way to reach out the youth. This spot came to be known as The Crossing, and it became a hip hang out spot were several other rock bands would rehearse.<br />
The Shoestring would frequently play for free at dances held there as thanks for use of the building. They would set up in the choir loft and put on a psychedelic light show as the audience would watch from below while they sat on floor, since all the pews had been torn out.
The city wasn't happy about this arrangement, and they eventually got the building torn down.<br />
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Around this time Jim quit the band, Steve enlisted in the air force, and the band would reform later on as The Red House... Read more on that at the great Garage Hangover website.<br />
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<i>Many Thanks to everyone who made this piece possible: Jim Howard, John Coco, Vicki Jones Jackson, Peter Buesnel
(for use of the Shoestring band photo and show flier), Erik Carter (for use of record label side B scan), and Garage Hangover (for use of record label side A scan and business card scan). Sound clips coming soon!</i>ontheroadsouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683439613459369756noreply@blogger.com3