We were all students at
Blackburn College, Carlinville, Illinois. Wayne and
Ron were classmates in an English class, and they
had written some poems which they converted to
songs. They thought it would be a hoot to record
them. They roped in Bob Rentz and Gary Walden, and
me, Dick Leighinger, as lead singer. In earlier
years, I had sung with two folk, contemporary,
barbershop music groups, but they had all
graduated. I agreed because it sounded like fun.
None of us had ever cut a record before, except for
Wayne's HS choir. Blackburn is a residential
college, where all the students live in
dormitories, and there really wasn't a place for us
to practice without disturbing others. (We found
the basement of our administration building
available, so we got permission to set up there. We
practiced AND recorded in this cinderblock basement
with nothing but street level windows, a staircase
and a furnace. Very homey. Personnel: Influences: Setlist
Sample: Equipment:
Rehearsal
Space: Band
Vehicles: Fashion
Statement: Best
Gig: Gig
from
Hell!: Last
Gig:
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