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Chanteur
Rock 'n' Roll US de l'Ohio, Sonny Flaharty a enregistré chez Spangle (58), Epic (60),
Huron (61), Decca (62), Falcon (6?) et Alco Records (64 ?).
This
Dayton, OH, group is known in 1960s garage collector circles for their 1967
single "Hey Conductor," which after a local Cincinnati release on Counterpart
was picked up for national distribution by Philips. This 45, a typically ominous
fuzz-punker with an organ, harmonies, and doomcast melody, was listed as a
breakout single in trade magazines. However, according to Sonny Flaharty, it was
banned due to speculation that it was pro-drug, although if that was true, the
words were pretty oblique in their drug references. The group also recorded at
least one other single, and Flaharty did singles, on his own and with other
bands, in a variety of styles, including rockabilly and MOR pop. At one point
drummer N.D. Smart (later to play with the Remains, Great Speckled Bird, and
Gram Parsons) and keyboardist Mike
Losecamp aka Haywood Lovelace (later in the Cyrkle) were in the band. A dozen of
their songs, ranging from '50s-style rock & roll to cheesy folk-rock, and "Hey
Conductor" itself, were issued by Bacchus Archives on the Hey Conductor CD.
Talents : Vocals, Flute
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll
MY
BABY'S CASUAL (1958)
HEARTBREAK STATION (1960)
MYSTERY OF LOVE (1961)
C'mon Little Mary
(1962)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 10/1958 | SP SPANGLE 45-2011 (US) |
My
Baby's Casual
/ Our
Love Is Real |
| 07/1960 | SP EPIC 5-9394 (US) |
Heartbreak Station
/ Don't Talk About Love |
| 10/1961 | SP HURON 45-22004 (US) |
Mystery Of Love
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Teenage War Chant |
| 07/1962 | SP DECCA 31419 (US) |
C'mon Little Mary
/
Please Don't Wear That Bikini
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| 05/1963 | SP FALCON 1001 (US) | Sonny FLAHARTY & His YOUNG AMERICANS - Hurricane / Joann |
| 1964 ? | SP ALCO 1003 (US) | Sonny FLAHARTY & His YOUNG AMERICANS - Whole Lotta Shakin' / Please Be Real |
| 196? | SP PHILIPS 40479 (US) | Sonny FLAHARTY & The MARK V - Hey Conductor / You Bring These Tears To Me |
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Album
| 10/2000 | CD BACCHUS BA1151 (US) |
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HEY CONDUCTOR - Sonny FLAHARTY & The MARK V - Whole Lotta Shakin' / Coconut Stomp Pt. 1 / Coconut Stomp Pt. 2 / Make A Woman / The Mark V / Do It / Hey Conductor / For All Of Us / Harmonica Man / La La Song / When I Close My Eyes / Can't Buy My Soul |
© Rocky Productions 13/09/2008
