That autumn, Fresh Garbage dissolved following the departure of Sciabarasi, who was drafted and sent to Vietnam . However, Medlocke, Walker and Hargrett regrouped and formed the band “Hammer”, with Medlocke switching to vocalist/guitarist and with new recruits Jakson Spires (drums; born on April 12, 1951, died on March 16, 2005), DeWitt Gibbs (keyboards) and Jerry Zambito (guitars, who only stayed briefly) joining the band. Gibbs, Zambito and Spires had previously played together in Tangerine, while Spires and Walker had been in a high school group called the Rocking Aces. They soon relocated to Gainesville, Florida , to be the house band of Dub’s Steer Room, a well-known topless bar on the outskirts of town.
That autumn, Fresh Garbage dissolved following the departure of
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