The band formed in
1966...we had all known each other in some way.
Ralph and Jim played Little League Baseball on the
same team as pitcher and catcher. Joe and Pat
played in another band together and Ron was the
only member at the time that was married. We signed
a record contract with MICA Records and put out a
couple 45's. We landed the gig to travel with the
Auto Show for about three years and it was a great
experience; we got to see a lot of the country and
also got to play some large concert halls like the
N.Y. Coliseum. We won the 1967 battle of the bands
for the state of New Jersey and competed in the
nationals outside of Boston...we wound up coming in
6th in the country. One of the judges was the great
guitarist Les Paul. Mr. Paul liked the band and
brought us to his studio in upstate New Jersey to
make a demo. After all was said and done we had a
recording contract with Mercury Records. At this
time we had changed some members of the band and
the record company wanted a fresh start and a new
name so we were given the name The Strimbling
Blimbles and had an east coast hit called Perfect
Dream and Holding My Eyes Down. Personnel: Influences: Setlist
Sample: Equipment:
Rehearsal
Space: Band
Vehicles: Fashion
Statement: Best
Gig: Gig
from
Hell!: Last
Gig: Check out a couple MP3 samples from
Pur Swa Ders!
After changing their name
to The Strimbling Blimbles, they recorded a 45
Information contributed by Jim Corbett Jcorbett42@hotmail.com
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