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The Kasuals “Girl (You Better Stop Your Lying)” on Spotlite
The Kasuals at Panther Hall July 25, 1965 The Kasuals who cut “Girl (You Better Stop Your Lying)” / “You’re Gonna Break My Heart” were from Fort Worth, Texas. They are not to be confused with the...
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The Motovators of Fort Worth
July 31, 1965, from left: Jimmy Smith, Terry Lee Hungerford, Roger Young on drums, Mike Langston, and Phil Reece Terry Lee Hungerford with Gretsch guitar and amp, June, 1964 The Motovators formed in...
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The Good Humour Band on Ignite
The Good Humour Band came from Austin, Texas, starting in 1968 according to gig notices, which always billed them as The Good Humor Band. The only band member names I have at this point are Ken...
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The Centurys and the Pandas “Walk” on Swingtime”
The Centurys featured in the San Antonio Light in November, 1965The Pandas started out as the Centurys, formed at Alamo Heighs High School in San Antonio in 1963. A May 13, 1965 notice in the San...
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The Valkyries on Cori “I Love You Like I Do”
The Valkryies may have come from Franklin, Massachusetts. I don’t have much info on the group other than two song writer names: Francis Curtis (Francis Wesley Curtis, Jr.) and Domenic Palumbo. “Love...
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Outcasts of San Antonio “I’m in Pittsburgh (and It’s Raining)” and “1523 Blair”
Buddy Carson and Ricky Wright pressured to cut hair, October, 1966 The Outcasts were one of the top bands in San Antonio, and Texas in general. They cut several fine singles, including two absolute...
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Homer “Dandilion Wine” on Ura
Homer was a group from San Antonio that would last from 1968 until about 1973. In Houston they would record three singles and an LP for URA Production (Universal Recording Artists). The first press on...
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The Night Walkers on Viscount Records of Cranston, RI
Viscount Records was based in Cranston, Rhode Island, releasing three singles in 1968. I don’t know anything about the Night Walkers other than Bob Carey wrote the band’s original song, “In Our Time”,...
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The Countrymen “Flare-Up!!” on Audio Adventures
The Countrymen recorded on Audio Adventures out of Piqua, Ohio, 20 miles north of Dayton in 1971. They were really a country act, but “Flare-Up!!” is a crude and bizarre song, and does sound like it...
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The Original Hustlers of Redlands, CA
The Hustlers included Chauncey Romero, Doug Grantz, and John Tavaliogne, plus two members I do not have first names for, Roach and Bedwell. The Hustlers first cut “Hangin’ Five” and “Barefoot...
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The Templars “Chafungie” on Paragon
The Templars, from left: Skip Pawson, Chris Rez, Tom Larson, John Hall and Bob Ellis The Templars came from the Del Mar area of San Diego County. They cut one single, “Chafungie” / “Get Out of My Life”...
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Little Richard Morton and His Musical Four “Sad, Sad Song”
Little Richard Morton cut this one single on his own Morton Records in June of 1964, backed by “His Musical Four”. Richard Morton wrote both songs, the rocker “Sad, Sad Song” and the slow “A Love I...
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The Trophies on Golden Sound
The Trophies released one single in October, 1965, “With a Love” backed with the uptempo “C’mon Little Lady”. If the members were also the song writers, then the band included: George Jevicky Andy...
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Clifford Herring and Sound City Recording Studios, Fort Worth
Receipt from Clifford Herring Sound Equipment for the Motovators sessionClifford Herring and Sound City recording studios were two separate studios at the same address, 1705 W. 7th St. at the corner of...
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The Beau Havens “Elizabeth” / “Feel So Good” on Gama
Back from the Grave stars the Beau Havens The Beau Havens had one record, the fantastic “Elizabeth” / “Feel So Good” on Gama Records 45-705 from September, 1966. The photos seen here were taken about a...
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The Cobras with Link Wray, Bob Rubino and WPGC DJ Dean Griffith, 1965
Here are photos of a 1965 WPGC show featuring the Cobras, a group that is unknown to me. They have a great look, and I’d love to know who they were and if they recorded. It’s interesting to see Link...
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The Triumphs “Better Come Get Her” on Pacemaker
Late 1968 photo of the Triumphs The Triumphs “Better Come Get Her” is a stomping rocker, with lines like “she wants to cheat, and I’ll give her the chance”! The flip is the bizarre blues novelty...
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The Telstars “Hold Tight” on Columbia
The Telstars were a big draw in the Washington DC area, playing at the Bayou among other venues. The band was based in Falls Church; members included: Jimmy Maddox – guitar Gary Johnson – guitar Terry...
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The Monic Depression “Wondering Why”
The Monic Depression released one single, “Wondering Why” / “Midnight Hour”. I wish I could tell you more about the band but nothing is known at this point. “Wondering Why” is an excellent original by...
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The Rocks from Huntsville on Gold Master and Woodrich
The Rocks came from Huntsville, in northern Alabama. Randy Duck is quoted on a Lee High School alumni site (a couple spellings of names are corrected): The original Rocks included Johnny Harbin, Butch...
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