Kilka dni temu You Tube zamknęło mój kanał - "Kossoff1963music" z powodu trzech ostrzeżeń o
naruszeniu praw autorskich (filmy z 2017 roku). Doliczyłem się tylko dwóch ostrzeżeń, ale ... jak
wiadomo You Tube ma zawsze rację.
"Przy okazji" zlikwidowało także mój drugi kanał - "kossoff1963", który w żadnej mierze nie naruszył żadnych regulaminów lub wytycznych You Tube. Zawierał tylko i wyłącznie fimy rodzinne
(wakacje, imprezy sportowe z udziałem mojej rodziny) osobiście wykonane przeze mnie - powód,
"konto powiązane z kanałem Kossoff1963music".
Nie czas i miejsce aby się w to zagłębiać i doszukiwać się teorii spiskowych, ale ... .
Mój blog będzie dalej działał z pewnym utrudnieniem dotyczącym ścieszki dżwiękowej prezentowanego wykonawcy.
Będzie ją można znależć na moim koncie (Kossoff1963music) - https://www.metacafe.com/account/videos/ (w każdym przypadku będzie podawany link).
Przepraszam za utrudnienia i zachęcam do dalszego korzystania z mojego bloga.
A few days ago You Tube closed my channel - "Kossoff1963music" because of three warnings about
copyright infringement (2017 videos). I only counted two warnings, but ... how
you know You Tube is always right.
"By the way" also abolished my second channel - "kossoff1963", which in no way violated any You Tube regulations or guidelines. It contained only family films
(holidays, sporting events with the participation of my family) personally made by me - the reason,
"account associated with Kossoff1963music".
Not the time and place to delve into it and look for conspiracy theories, but ...
My blog will continue to work with some difficulty regarding the soundtrack presented to the artist.
The Corals (Illinois - US, Garage Rock) - mało znane zespoły
Grupa The Corals powstała latem 1965r. na przedmieściach Chicago - Roselle (Illinois, US).
Personalnie to najmłodszy zespół na moim blogu (11 - 14 lat) - początkowo w składzie :
- Grant Baldwin (ur. 23.10.1953r.) - lead guitar (Grant Kermit Baldwin, w 1971r. ukończył Lake
Park High School, Roselle)
- Frank Tobolik (ur. 10.03.1952r.) - rhythm guitar, vocals (Frank Otto "Squidge" Tobolik, po
rozwiązaniu The Corals grał w chicagowskim zespole Lights Of Darkness, zm. 11.05.2003r. w
wyniku powikłań po eksperymentalnej operacji serca)
- Jeff Tendick (ur. 31.05.1951r.) - bass, vocals (Jeffrey Scott Tendick, w 1969r. ukończył Lake Park
High School, zm. 30.01. 2016r.)
- Carl Schumann (ur. 27.03.1953r.) - drums (Carl M. Schumann, uczęszczał do Parkside Junior
High School, Roselle)
- Glenn Rygel (ur. 27.01.1952r.) - rhythm guitar, vocals (Glenn Robert Rygel, w 1970r. ukończył
Lake Park High School, dołączył do zespołu krótko po jego założeniu).
(The Corals, circa 65-66, od lewej : Grant Baldwin, Jeff Tendick, Frank Tobolik, Carl Schumann)
(Od lewej : Grant Baldwin, Jeff Tendick, Frank Tobolik, Carl Schumann, Glenn Rygel)
Roselle (przedmieście Chicago) było małą miejscowością liczącą około 5000 mieszkańców.
Grupa w każdy piątek grała w piwnicy lokalnego kościoła dla uczniów gimnazjum, a także prawie
w każdy weekend w centrum handlowym.
The Corals nawiązali współpracę z George Keohnke (organizator "Talented Teen Fundations").
Miał on przenośną scenę, która była ustawiana w różnych miastach, zapraszając czasami zespół
na występy. To właśnie dzięki niemu Corals zagrali swój największy koncert - World Teenage Show
(22-31 lipiec 1966) w McCormick Place, Chicago - obok głównych atrakcji tej imprezy - Tommy
James And The Shondells, Chad & Jeremy, Martha And The Vendellas, Shadows Of Knight, The
Outsiders, The New Colony Six.
Tuż przed nagraniem singla (jedyne wydawnictwo zespołu), około września 1966r. z zespołem
pożegnał się Carl Schumann, grupa pozyskała najlepszego perkusistę w mieście :
- Roger Holmes (ur. 05.05.1951r.) - drums (Roger William Holmes, członek licealnego zespołu
o nazwie The Whatzit Fore + One).
Sesja nagraniowa odbyła się w Recordings Unlimited Studios w Chicago - singiel :
- "Love You Baby"
- "Red Eye Glasses",
wydano w 1966r. w nakładzie 1000 egzemplarzy (szybko wyprzedane) przez Orlyn Records.
W 1967r. The Corals kilkakrotnie zagrali w nowo otwartym klubie dla nastolatków - Dark Spot.
Mniej więcej w tym okresie doszło do kolejnej zmiany perkusisty. Roger Holmes został zastąpiony
przed :
- Don Tice (ur. 11.12.1951r.) - drums (Donald "Don" Tice, zm. 18.03. 2018r.).
Grupa The Corals ostatecznie zakończyła działalność na początku 1968r.
Grant wspólnie z Carl Schumann i Glenn Rygel założyli zespół The Common Cold.
Frank także miał nowy zespół - Lights Of Darkness.
Pragnę serdecznie podziękować za miły i serdeczny kontakt ze strony Grant Baldwin.
Bez jego materiałów i przede wszystkim przygotowanych na tę okazję wyczerpujących informacji
o zespole - nie było by tej publikacji - Many, many thanks Grant Baldwin.
Grant Baldwin napisał :
"... We got together in the Summer of 1965 in Roselle, Illinois. I am attaching a picture of a news clipping that I believe was our first public performance on July 8th, 1965. It was in the driveway of Frank, our lead singer home. The original members were:
(in order of age)
Grant Baldwin, Lead Guitar (11)
Carl Schumann, Drums (12)
Frank Tobolik, Vocals, Rhythm (13)
Jeff Tendick, Vocals, Bass (14)
1965
Carl and I were friends, We worked out about two songs I wrote, kind of Ventures style or surf music instrumentals. Frank and Jeff lived next door to each other on the other side of town. They may have had four songs they knew how to play. I’m not positive, but I am pretty sure Jeff wrote Red Eye Glasses and Frank wrote, Love you Baby. It matches their styles. Anyway we got together because they had songs and equipment.
Shortly after, Glenn Rygel (14) joined the band, playing rhythm and some singing.
Roselle, a suburb of Chicago, was a village of about 5,000 residents. It was not hard to get jobs, there was a weekly teen night in a church basement for Junior High students we played every Friday, and it was always packed. Our shows were quite risky and stupid those days, We would light smoke bombs in the church basement, smash guitars over our heads (once), throw pies at each other.
We also played almost every weekend at a shopping strip mall. There was this guy, George Keohnke, who ran an organization called the Talented Teen Foundation. He had a portable stage he would pull behind his car and set it up in a different town every week. We would follow him to every town, and he liked us, so let us continue. Sometimes, he would invite us to play at a special events.
1966
Our biggest gig ever, thanks to George Keohnke, was the 1966 World Teenage Show at McCormick Place, Chicago July 22-31. The headliners were Tommy James and the Shondells, Chad & Jeremy, Martha and the Vendellas, Shadows of Knight, The Outsiders, and The New Colony Six. We played on the Montgomery Ward stage, and played their line of musical instruments (Airline C They weren’t that bad.
We were a last minute booking for the World Teenage Show. I think we had a one week notice. Out of that came some free recording time from George as a thank you.
Right before recording, a time I am not proud of, we replaced our drummer, Carl, with Roger Holmes, a person that was known to be the best drummer in town, so I guess that’s why we did it. (Carl and I did remain friends, and formed a group later).
It was recording at Recordings Unlimited. We pressed 1,000 copies and sold out quickly. The recording was made around September 1966. My mother accidentally gave away my only copy to a relative.
1967
The Dark Spot, a new teen club opened up in Roselle. Someone put us in touch with the owner, long before it opened, and I remember helping them paint the walls. We got a chance to play there several times, and we associated ourselves with that place.
There were national acts that came through; but the only one I am sure of because they were my favorite band at the time was Buffalo Springfield. I was at the foot of the stage the entire show. At this time, we also connected with a record promoter through a radio station, He got us an interview and some airplay, but then disappeared, with some of our parents money. I remember his name as Skip Shark.(That should been a hint). Somewhere around this time, Roger left and drummer #3, Don Tice joined the band.
Some blogs say we were a regular opener for the Shadows of Knight. I wish I could say I remember that, beyond the World Teenage Show, but I do remember seeing them live, but can’t say where and when.
1968
In early 1968 we dissolved. There wasn’t a blowup that caused us to break up, it just ran its course. We grew in different directions as musicians and interests. Carl, Glenn, and I formed a new group, The Common Cold. Frank had a new band, the Lights of Darkness.
After that
Red Eye Glasses, was released in 1995 on a compilation CD, which I didn’t know about until years later:
She Hurt You in the End.
Teener Garage Explosion Volume 2
Made in Germany
Frank Tobolik, moved to Seattle, Washington and stayed in music and passed away May 11, 2003.
Jeff Tendick, moved to Galena, Illinois, owned a restaurant, passed away January 30, 2016
Carl Schumann, whereabouts unknown
Glenn Rygel, remained in Roselle area, involved in classic care restoration
Roger Holmes, retired judge, lives in Illinois
Don Tice, passed away March 18, 2018
Grant Baldwin, me. Moved to San Francisco area in 1969, due to my father being transferred. I stayed involved in bands, concert promotion, stage work, and as a producer. In 1985, I released an album of 10 original topical folk songs, THOSE PEOPLE. I am currently living in Eugene, Oregon, and continue to be involved in songwriting activities and don’t have any plans to slow down. ..."
The Untouchables (Iowa - US, Garage Rock) - later - The Orphans (California - US, Garage / Psych Rock) - mało znane zespoły
Dzięki nieocenionej pomocy Tom Hankins (obszerne informacje o zespołach i materiał zdjęciowy),
mogę przedstawić notkę biograficzną o tych połączonych personalnie grupach.
The Untouchables (znana także jako - Al's Untouchables) powstała około 1964r. w Cedar Rapids
(Iowa, US) :
- Tom Hankins (bass, keyboards, vocals)
- Dick Douglas (lead guitar, vocals)
- Ron Bressler (drums)
- Jimmy Carroll (rhythm guitar)
- Bruce Nunamaker - guitar (opuścił zespół około 1965r.)
- Eddy Hood - guitar, bass, vocals (przypuszczalnie w zespole od okolo 1965r.)
The Untouchables :
(April 1966, Tom Hankins, "Zwierzak" - Eric Burdon, Dick Douglas)
Byli znanym i cenionym zespołem o "brytyjskich korzeniach" (reklamowano ich jako grupę
pochodzącą z Londynu - na co fanki zespołu reagowały w bardzo spontaniczny sposób),
"zadomowionym" w The Danceland Ballroom w Cedar Rapids.
Wspierali lub występowali u boku znanych i cenionych artystów, m.in. : Dave Clark Five, Chuck
Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers, The Doors, The Turtles i wielu innych.
W grudniu 1965r. nagrali (Sound Studios w Chicago) singiel :
- "Come On Baby"
- "Stick Around"
(wydany na początku 1966r. na etykiecie Hunt Records)
We wrześniu 1966r. grupa w składzie :
- Tom Hankins
- Dick Douglas
- Ron Bressler
- Jimmy Carroll,
opuściła rodzinne Iowa i udała się do "ziemi obiecanej" - Los Angeles w Kalifornii.
Po przeprowadzce, zmienili nazwę na The Orphans.
The Orphans :
Już pod nową nazwą (The Orphans) w grudniu 1966r. nagrali (Gold Star Studios w Hollywood)
kolejny singiel :
- "Hey Gyp"
- "Without You"
(wydany na początku 1967r. na etykiecie Herbst Records, nr kat. 527 - "biały kruk" wśród singli,
poszukiwany przez wielu kolekcjonerów - ostatni raz widziany na eBay za 2000 USD)
Członkowie zespołu byli wściekli na jakość nagrań. Delikatnie ujmując nie pozostawili suchej nitki
na Larry Herbst (producent) i Norm Goodman (inżynier dżwięku).
The Orphans szybko zadomowili się w Los Angeles, grając w wielu klubach,
m.in. : The Hullabaloo Club (otwarcie The Doors), The Sea Witch, The Whiskey Go Go, The Gunk
Shop, Bido Lidos, Pandora's Box, The Band Box - w zasadzie co drugi klub w Los Angeles.
Przed występem The Doors odbyli z nimi krótką trasę koncertową przez Kalifornię.
W 1967r. nastąpiły zmiany personalne w zespole. Odeszli Ron Bressler i Jimmy Carroll, a na ich
miejsce pozyskano - Aaron Brownstone (lead vocals) i Sandy Konikoff (drums).
W tym składzie grupa nagrała pełny album - Phil Spector z Marshallem Liebem jako producentem
dla Mercury Records.
Niestety tragiczne wydarzenia 1967r. (śmierć Aarona Brownstone w wyniku wypadku na
motocyklu) spowodowały, iż albm nigdy nie został wydany.
Po śmierci wokalisty grupa The Orphans zakończyła działalność. Konikoff grał póżniej z Taj Mahal,
George Harrison i innymi. Douglas pojechał do Iowa i założył zespół Enoch Smoky, a Tom udał się
do Chicago i grał na basie z Buddy Guy i Junior Wells, Luther Tucker, Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry i
innymi grupami bluesowymi.
Many thanks to Tom Hankins for materials and information.
Tom Hankins - napisał :
"...The Orphans were originally The Untouchables from The Midwest. The Untouchables had a double-sided hit "Come on Bsby" & "Stick Around" in 1966, recorded at Sound Studios in Dec 1965 Chicago with Stu Black as engineer.
We moved to Los Angeles in September of 1966 and changed our name to the Orphans.
Tom Hankins - Bass, keyboards and vocals
Dickie Douglas - Lead guitar and vocals
Ron Bressler - Drums
Jimmy Carroll - Rhythm guitar
Recorded at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, CA Dec 1966
Larry Herbst -producer (did a terrible job)
Norm Goodman - engineer (did a worse job)
Released in 1967
I immediately pulled it off the radio in Los Angeles, as Herbst and Goodman absolutely ruined it in mixing and didn't even bother to master it. They released it before the band had heard it and the band was furious.
The Orphans recorded a full album for Phil Spector with Marshall Lieb as producer for Mercury Records in 1967. The band had added Aaron Brownstone as vocalist and fired Jimmy Carroll and drummer Ron Bressler, replacing him with Sandy Konikoff. Brownstone was killed in a motorcycle accident, so the album was never released and I've never even heard it.
We played everyplace in Los Angeles, including the Hullabaloo Club in Hollywood (where the Doors opened for us), The Sea Witch, The Whiskey A Go Go, The Sea Witch, The Gunk Shop, Bido Lidos, Pandora's Box, The Band Box and basically every other club in Los Angeles, plus we did a short tour with The Doors through California before The Doors were signed.
After Brownstone died, we broke up the band. Konikoff went on to play with Taj Mahal, George Harrison and others. Douglas went to Iowa and started a band called Enoch Smokey and I went to Chicago and played bass with Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, Luther Tucker, Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry and other blues groups. At 71 I'm still playing bass, vocals and the music director for the Kyle Taylor Band.
https:// kyletaylorguitar.com
We were recording an album when coronavirus hit. We'll be doing a live concert on line in a few weeks. Kyle's only 16 and is an unbelievable guitarist. He's headed to big things
Kyle Taylor – Fifteen year old guitar wizard
Home Kyle Taylor, fifteen year old guitarist. His playing does the talking. Kyle could well be the next young blues artist of our time. But that’s just the beginning of the story of Kyle Taylor.
kyletaylorguitar.com. ..."
Zaintrygowała mnie jeszcze jedna rzecz - "dziwny singiel"
Tom Hankins - napisał :
"...They were the original Al's Untouchables. We because The Untouchables in 1964. They quit because Al was a dirty, low rent crook. We didn't know that and signed with him to manage us. I caught him taking 70% of the money we were paid for performing. That's when we quit and went to California in September 1966. ..."
