By late 1964, the Who were becoming popular in London’s Marquee Club , and a rave review of their live act appeared in Melody Maker . Lambert and Stamp attracted the attention of the American producer Shel Talmy , who had produced the Kinks . Townshend had written a song,…
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Neil Young and Stephen Stills met in 1965 at the Fourth Dimension in Thunder Bay , Ontario. Young was there with the Squires , a Winnipeg group he had been leading since February 1963, and Stills was on tour with the Company , a spin-off from the Au Go Go…
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Bloodrock initially formed in Fort Worth in 1963, under the name the Naturals. This first lineup featured Jim Rutledge on drums and vocals, Nick Taylor on guitar and vocals, Ed Grundy on bass and vocals, and Dean Parks on guitar. They toured the region playing at battle of the bands,…
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Black Oak Arkansas, originally named “The Knowbody Else”, was formed in 1963 by some “high school pals” living in the area around Black Oak, Arkansas. Original members included Ronnie “Chicky Hawk” Smith (vocals), Rickie Lee (alternately “Risky” or “Ricochet”) Reynolds (guitar), Stanley “Goober Grin” Knight (guitar), Harvey “Burley” Jett (guitar),…
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Allen Collins received his first guitar in 1963 and was later in a band called The Mods in Jacksonville, Florida . The Mods’ membership included J.R. Rice and Larry Steele. In early 1964, Ronnie Van Zant joined another local band, The Squires, which he soon renamed to Us. That year,…
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In September 1962, after fellow serviceman and bandmate Billy Cox was discharged from the Army, Hendrix and he moved about 20 miles (32 km) across the state line from Fort Campbell to Clarksville , Tennessee, and formed a band, the King Kasuals. In Seattle, Hendrix saw Butch Snipes play with…
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Wilson was fired in mid-1962 and replaced by Doug Sandom , though he was older than the rest of the band, married, and a more proficient musician, having been playing semi-professionally for two years.
Daltrey spotted Entwistle by chance on the street carrying a bass and recruited him into the Detours. In mid-1961, Entwistle suggested Townshend as a guitarist, Daltrey on rhythm guitar, Entwistle on bass, Harry Wilson on drums, and Colin Dawson on vocals. The band played instrumentals by the Shadows and the…
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During a gig with a stand-in drummer in late April at the Oldfield, the band first met Keith Moon. Moon grew up in Wembley , and had been drumming in bands since 1961. He was performing with a semi-professional band called the Beachcombers, and wanted to play full-time. Moon played…
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Night Sun’s origins lay in the late 1960s jazz band Take Five who were popular in the Rhine Neckar Area of Germany.