The Paupers

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The Paupers were a Canadian psychedelic rock band that existed from 1964 to 1969. In 1967 they performed at the Monterey Pop Festival , among others .

history

Skip Prokop (drums) founded the band "The Spats" in Toronto in 1964 together with Bill Marion (rhythm guitar, vocals). Chuck Beal (lead guitar) and Denny Gerrard (bass) were there.

In early 1965 they called themselves "The Paupers". Duff Roman became their manager and got them a record deal with Red Leaf. They released two singles, Never Send You Flowers and If I Told My Baby . They performed with the Rolling Stones and David Clayton-Thomas & The Shays , among others . After they switched to Roman's own label Roman Records, their third single, For What I Am , was released there .

Long Tall Sally followed in spring 1966 , the last collaboration with Roman. Bernie Finkelstein became the new manager of the group. Bill Marion left the band, in his place came Adam Mitchell, who became the new lead singer and the main songwriter alongside Prokop. Finkelstein got the Paupers a contract with MGM and appearances with Wilson Pickett and The Lovin 'Spoonful, among others .

In early 1967, Bob Dylan's manager Albert Grossman took over the band from Finkelstein. Their single If I Call You By Some Name reached number 31 on the Canadian music magazine RPM's charts and was the Paupers' biggest hit. This was followed by an appearance in New York's Cafe au go go as the opening act for Jefferson Airplane and a series of concerts in the United States , for example at the Fillmore in San Francisco and at the Monterey Pop Festival . Her next single Magic People and her debut album of the same name were released in the summer . During their promotional tour, they performed again at Cafe au go go, this time together with Cream . In Detroit , the MC5 were their opening act.

In January 1968, the single Think I Care came out. Denny Gerrard dropped out and Brad Campbell took over as bassist. The group briefly performed with keyboardist Peter Sterbach. In February, they took to the stage in Toronto with the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Soft Machine . In the summer, John Ord joined the band as a keyboardist. Meanwhile, Prokop was increasingly active as a session musician ; he drummed for example for Peter, Paul & Mary and Richie Havens . In September 1968 he left the Paupers to set up a new project with Lighthouse . Campbell went to Janis Joplin's Kozmic Blues Band . The second album Ellis Island and the single Cairo Hotel were released , but the Paupers were in the process of breaking up. After various changes of line-up, the end came in the summer of 1969.

Discography

Singles

  • 1965: Never Send You Flowers / Sooner Than Soon (Red Leaf 65002)
  • 1965: If I Told My Baby / Like You Like Me (Red Leaf 65003)
  • 1965: For What I Am / Free as a Bird (Roman 1103)
  • 1966: Long Tall Sally / Sooner Than Soon (Roman 1111)
  • 1966: If I Call You By Some Name / Copper Penny (Verve Folkway 5033) (# 31 in Canada)
  • 1967: Simple Deed / Let Me Be (Verve Forecast 5043) (# 21 in Canada)
  • 1967: One Rainy Day / Tudor Impressions (Verve Forecast 5056)
  • 1967: Magic People / Black Thank You Package (Verve Forecast 5062)
  • 1968: Think I Care / White Song (Verve Folkway 5074)
  • 1968: Cairo Hotel / Another Man's Hair on My Razor (Verve Forecast 518007)
  • 1968: South Down Road / Numbers (Verve Forecast 518 908)

Albums

  • 1967: Magic People (Verve Forecast FTS-3026)
  • 1968: Ellis Island (Verve Forecast FTS-3051)

compilation

  • 1989: Magic People (Edsel Records DED 253)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Discogs, see web links
  2. ↑ a b c d e Detailed biography of the Paupers on GarageHangover.com (English)
  3. ↑ Nicholas Jennings: The Paupers - Dig Deep 1966-1968 (English)