The Outer Mongolian Herd were a short-lived sextet from Enterprise, Alabama, a small city about 30 miles west of Dothan, and 90 miles southeast of Montgomery. They are now best known for their version of “Hey Joe”, but I prefer the A-side of the single, “I Want to Love You (Scared)”, released on Daisy 4846 / 4847.
Members were:
Patrick Devon – keyboards
Glenn Griffin
Jerry Jones
Mike McKinnon
Terry Nemish – drums
Buddy Searcy
At least three of the band attended Enterprise High School in 1968. The Montgomery Advertiser reported on February 4, 1968, that the group played at Enterprise High School’s ROTC Military Ball.
Somehow the group met David Keller of the Preachers who became their manager and released their single on his Daisy label (see also The Omen & Their Luv from Tuscaloosa).
The labels have “Produced & Arranged by David Keller”. They probably recorded at Ed Boutwell’s studio in Birmingham, but I can’t confirm that yet.
The only other notice I can find for the group is from Alabama Journal in Montgomery, which ran an ad for a WBAM event at the Brewbaker Buick-Opel dealership with the Outer Mongolian Herd in person.
Chris. Thank you so much for giving a few guys a great thrill and memories to reminisce. 4 of us from the Outer Mongolian Herd saw your share this week and it was just wonderful. I’m honored at you gathering so much information from over 50 years ago about a special time for us all. Your evaluation of the songs was a delight too. There are few items we could help with a little more accuracy but I’m amazed of all the details you have been able to gather. Thank you so much sincerely for this treasure. PS I plan to share some pics from back then before long. Devon
Dan Tomlin was the lead singer