The Stoics (Texas - US, Garage Rock) - mało znane zespoły

The Stoics  (Texas - US,  Garage Rock)  -  mało znane zespoły

Grupa z San Antonio  (Texas - US), założona w 1965 rok - w składzie :

- Bill Ash  -  lead guitar  (William O. "Bill" Ash Jr., ur. 24.01. 1951r. w Mansfield, OH, zmarł na

   zawał 20.05. 2001r.)

- Roy Quillian  -  rhythm guitar

- Al Acosta  -  lead vocals

- Sam Allen  -  drums

- Mike Marechal  -  bass.

W drugiej połowie 1966r. The Stoics nagrali singiel :

- "Enough Of What I Need"

- "Hate",

wydany (150 egzemplarzy)  w styczniu 1967r. na etykiecie Brams Records  (BM - 101).

Niespełna miesiąc później grupa przestała istnieć. Allen i Marechal dołączyli do The Laughing Kind,

a później do zespołu The Electric Rubayyat  (The Rubayyat). Bill Ash na krótko zasilił The

Argyles  (zastąpił Chris'a Holzhaus'a, który związał się z The Laughing King), następnie The Mind's

Eye, a od 1968r. w grupie The Children.

Wspomnienie (Rogera Barnesa)  o przyjacielu :

"...Bill Ash was a good friend. We had alot in common. We were both Air Force "brats"...both our Dads were AF Colonels and pilots....and we both loved rock music. Bill's talent on the guitar, and his songwriting ability, were far ahead of his peers. All of us brahma guitar bums looked up to Bill...even the multi-talented Jeff Schrieber. Bill's band "The Stoics' was always a standout at the local Battle of the Bands, and they were well ahead of other local rock bands in musicianship and songwriting. Bill, who played a blazing lead guitar on his Rickenbacker (the model John Lennon played) went on to play with a major league rock band, "The Children" and their only recorded album is an underground classic today. Bill penned many of the tunes on the album and his gonzo guitar work distinguished it. When I met up with Bill at the 25th Reunion he looked much the same as he did in High School. He told me he left the music business because it was too uncertain...solidified by his experience in LA where he went from working with The Monkees management team to the entire band living in someones garage after a canceled record deal. He went into Real Estate and then later became wealthy with a beverage dispensing device he patented and which enjoyed hefty use in sports stadiums across America. Bill had become a rich guy, but he was still the same old Bill....a nice, friendly, outgoing guy who always had a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye. Bill was chock full of talent and sunshine.... a good guy and a great musician, and I liked him as well as anyone I ever knew..."