Like the Sinners who I profiled last week, the Factree came from the Niagara region of southern Ontario. Guitarist Chris Smith spoke to me about the group and shared his incredible collection of photos and memorabilia along with a CD collecting the band’s music. There are some great unreleased songs. The early “Who I Am” … Continue reading The Factory / Factree / Tree
The Electric Tomorrow single is one of only two record credits I can find on musician Clem Floyd. The Electric Tomorrow was likely a studio concoction from early 1966. At the time Clem was a member of the Sound Machine, a group in the middle of the mid-’60s Los Angeles music scene. Clem Floyd and … Continue reading The Electric Tomorrow “Sugar Cube” on World Pacific, Clem Floyd, and the Sound Machine on Canterbury
Martin Fisher (lead guitar) Mick Patrick (rhythm guitar/lead vocals) Jack Brand (bass) Graham Sykes (saxophone) Dave Hillman (drums) A Kingston-upon-Thames area band that formed in 1962, The Cavedwellers featured future Thane Russal & Three guitarist Martin Fisher and bass player Jack Brand who later formed The Factory. Apparently, Liverpool singer Freddie Starr fronted the group … Continue reading The Cavedwellers
Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will … Continue reading The Spencer Davis Group’s gigs 1963-1969
Mary Lou Gauthier (Lead vocals) Louis McKelvey (Guitar, Vocals) Malcolm Tomlinson (Guitar, Flute, Drums, Lead vocals) Ron Frankel (Drums) Ronnie Blackwell (Bass) + Jack Geisinger (Bass, Vocals) This fascinating Anglo-Canadian group was put together by former Influence and Our Generation member Louis McKelvey (b. 31 October 1943, Killorglin, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland) with … Continue reading Milkwood
Dewey Martin’s post-Buffalo Springfield career has never received the attention bestowed to his fellow cohorts Steve Stills, Neil Young and Richie Furay. Like his erstwhile colleague, bass player Bruce Palmer, Martin (b. Walter Milton Dewayne Midkiff, 30 September 1940, Chesterville, near Ottawa, Canada; d. 31 January 2009, Van Nuys, California) struggled to maintain a profile … Continue reading Dewey Martin’s New Buffalo Springfield
“Unequivocally the best ‘first’ LP I have heard for years, Morning’s music defies description” praised Ripple’s glowing review, albeit some six months after the group’s eponymous debut sneaked out on the tiny Vault label. Quite a compliment you may well think and a little too presumptuous? Well maybe, but when Morning’s debut outing hit the … Continue reading Morning – The early years, including Wind and Moorpark Intersection
Unlike the earlier versions, I have found very little information on Freddie Mack’s groups post-February/March 1969 when he split with the previous version. I would love to hear from anyone who can fill in the blanks. Billed mainly as ‘The Freddie Mac Extravanganza’, an entirely new version debuted on 11 April 1969 at the New … Continue reading Freddie Mack’s bands March 1969-late 1973
Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will … Continue reading The Equals’ gigs 1965-1969
Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will … Continue reading The Marmalade gigs 1966-1970
