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.

3 thoughts on “The Shambrels”

  1. Mr. Bishop, The Shambrels was a group from Oneonta, Alabama. The writer of the songs was Bob Gordon. Here is a list of the band members, in order, and a photo, if I can load it on this site: The Shambrels-Oneonta rock band 1965

    List of band members:
    (Left to right in photo)

    Bruce Corvin (Sax)
    Danny Sterling (lead guitar)
    Ronnie Bailey (vocals at mic)
    Bob Gordon (vocals-rhythm guitar)
    Don Skipper (bass guitar)
    Danny Bradley (drums)
    I have a color photo of the group and will be glad to post a copy, but I am not sure how.

  2. Dee Decker on the drums and Larry Coker on keyboard. They are not in the picture you are talking about.

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