The Blues Magoos
The Blues Magoos were an American psychedelic rock band .
history
The quintet was founded in the mid-1960s in Bronx , New York City , initially under the name "Bloos Magoos" . After many, very successful appearances in the then hip clubs such as "The Nite Owl" and "Cafe Wha", they got a record deal and in November 1966 released their first album "Psychedelic Lollipop" . The resulting single "We Ain't Got Nothing Yet" was a hit and reached number 5 on the US charts.
After two more albums ( "Electronic Comic Book" 1967 and "Basic Blues" 1968) the group broke up again. In the early 1970s there was another short-lived group called "Blues Magoos" , but only one member of the original formation was present.
"Peppy Castro" took on a role in the musical Hair in 1970 and played in various bands. As a songwriter , he created songs for Kiss and Cher .
Members
- Ronald Gilbert (born April 25, 1946), bass guitar
- Ralph Scala (born December 12, 1947), keyboard
- Emil "Peppy Castro" Thielhelm (born June 16, 1949), lead vocals
- Michael Esposito, guitar
- Jeffrey Darking, drums
literature
- Edenhofer, Julia: The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bergisch Gladbach: Guaytv Lübbe Verlag, 1991, p. 66.
- Laufenberg, Frank / Hake, Ingrid: Rock and Pop Lexicon. Vol. 1: ABBA - Kay Kyser . Düsseldorf / Vienna: Econ Verlag, 1994, p. 151f.
Individual evidence
- ^ Nugent, Stephen / Fowler, Anne / Fowler, Pete: Chart Log of American / British Top 20 Hits, 1955–1974 . In: Gillett, Charlie / Frith, Simon (eds.): Rock File 4 . Frogmore, St. Albans: Panther Books, 1976, p. 91.