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. ..."
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