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The Classics “I’m Hurtin'” on Amway
The Classics at Teen Town in Paintsville The Classics came from Paintsville, Kentucky, a town about 110 miles east of Lexington, KY. Members included: Richard Titlow – lead vocals and guitar Bill...
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The Fownds of Hudson, NY
The Fownds came from Hudson, New York, a town I lived in for a year. They had two singles, first the thumping rocker “Comin On Strong” b/w the doo-wop influenced “Rosalin” in 1971, and then the moody...
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Mechanical Switch
Here is a previously unpublished history of Mechanical Switch written by lead vocalist and song writer Bart Baca in 1994. Thank you to Bart and to Massimo Di Gianfrancesco for bringing this history to...
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The Tangle on Canary Records
The Tangle recorded the very cool single “Any Time, Any Where” / “Our Side of Town” for Canary Records of Nashville, Tennessee in October 1966. Alvin Holland and Nyman Furr came from Camden, Tennessee,...
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Paul & Emile and the Brighter Side
Paul & Emile were Paul Carrubba and Emile Daniel. Backed by the Brighter Side the duo cut a neat and very obscure single, “I Can’t Take It” b/w “My Love For You” on JnJ 501. I don’t know the date...
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The Madhatters on Re-Echo Records
The Madhatters have the earliest single on the Re-Echo Records label out of Livingston, Tennessee, about 100 miles northeast of Nashville. The A-side was a better-than-average version of “Unchain My...
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The Vibrators
The Vibrators came from Pike County in eastern Kentucky, including the towns of Pikeville and Phyllis. Circa 1968 they cut the fine single “Bad Girl”, written by Stevie Justice. There’s a lot to like...
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The Standels on Pla-Me Records of Muskogee
The Standels “Let’s Go” turns the Animals’ “I’m Crying” into edgy, forbidding territory: Well me and my baby go to a show And we get there … (?) And me and my baby leave the show, And we go out on this...
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The Nomads “Coolsville”
Jeff Davis of the Nomads on stage at the Washington, Indiana YMCA The Nomads came from Evansville, Indiana and played live throughout the southwest part of the state. Members included: Eddie Karges –...
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The Blazers “Poison”
The Blazers were an obscure group who cut one fine instrumental single “Poison” / “Blue Blazin” with a Century Custom franchise out of Paducah, Kentucky, in the far west of the state. “Blue Blazin” was...
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Blue “Anything For You” on Iris Records
Blue came from Salt Lake City, Utah. A photo of the group appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune on June 6, 1968: Appearing in person at Kmart Friday … 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. – June 7th Starring – Scott Peterson,...
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The Sound of the Zounds
The Zounds released their only single in June of 1967. “Me and My Girl” is the more uptempo side, while the organ leads the melody for “Love Has Found Me”. Both have fine performances by the band and...
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The Cloudwalkers “Sunglasses”
The Cloudwalkers came from the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. They cut one single, the harp-driven “Sunglasses” b/w “Never Told Me So” on Capco 106 in mid-1965. “Sunglasses” isn’t the...
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Orange Rainbow
Orange Rainbow, lock, Uxbridge, Middlesex, 1968/1969. Left to right: Martin Hayes, Robin Lawrence, Geoff Foster, Rodney Barrett, Martin Bryan, Alan Ray, Dave Goodman and Terry May Alan Ray – lead...
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The Apaches on Galena Records
I can’t find much info on the Apaches, who had one single on Galena Records out of Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1966. One side is a pleasant original song, “Please Understand” by Burgess, Tousley. My copy is...
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The Outer Limits on Goldust Records
The Outer Limits, 1966, from left: Jim Westbrook, Pete Hecker, John LeDuc and Jerry Bachman Years ago, Wayland L. Davis wrote a detailed story about his time with the Outer Limits, and the Las Cruces,...
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The Mark V on Blast Records
I don’t have any info on the Mark V other than what’s on the labels. BMI lists the “Mark V” as the song writer for “I Want To Say”, so that indicates the band members were L. Cerame, G. Snow, R. Eder,...
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The Smoke featuring Mark Sheldon
“Half Past the End” by the Smoke is hard-rocking and heavy on the keyboards, which I don’t usually like, but it has some lead guitar work that hooks me, and features a solid performance by the entire...
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Billy Stephens on Kidd Glove
Billy Stephens seems to have been based in Belmont, Mississippi, about 45 miles north east of Tupelo, and three hours southwest of Nashville. According to a comment online, he died at age 55, which...
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The Nightshades on Gear
The Nightshades formed as the Deadly Nightshades at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, IL, a suburb of Chicago. The group’s lineup changed, sometimes to a quartet or trio format, but included at...
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