Category Archives: Oneonta AL

The Shambrels

The Shambrels, 1965, from left: Bruce Corvin on sax, Danny Sterling, Ronnie Bailey, Bob Gordon on drums, Don Skipper, and Danny Bradley

The Shambrels came from Oneonta, Alabama, about 35 miles northeast of Birmingham. I knew nothing about the group until Jerry Yancy commented below, so I’ve added his info to this post.

Members included:

Bruce Corvin – sax
Danny Sterling – lead guitar
Ronnie Bailey – lead vocals
Bob Gordon – rhythm guitar and vocals
Don Skipper – bass
Danny Bradley – drums

Bob Gordon added these other members, not pictured in the photo:

Larry Coker – keyboard
Dee Decker – drums

“Summer Girl” is the flip of the more pop-oriented “Girl, I’m Glad”. Both songs were written by Bob Gordon.

The Vaughn-Ltd label released at least eight garage 45s that I know of, including good records by the Bassmen and the Rockin’ Rebellions. Most bands on that label were from Birmingham.

The Shambrels were one of the last released on Vaughn-Ltd.