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Artist: The Castaways
Best remembered for their garage-rock perennial "Liar Liar," the Castaways formed in 1962 around the nucleus of guitarist Roy Hensley, bassist Dick Roby and drummer Denny Craswell; originally founded simply to perform at a fraternity party, the group proved such a smashing success that it remained an ongoing concern, expanding to a quintet with... [+] Read More
Artist: The You Know Who Group
Most likely an exploitative joke, the You Know Who Group were a calculated attempt to capitalize on the British Invasion by emulating the Merseybeat sound with anonymous studio players who purported to be a bona fide British group (and who were pictured with masks on the sleeve of their album). Masterminded by producer and arranger Bob Gallo,... [+] Read More
Artist: Jackie Phelps
Apologies offered in advance, but any discussion of guitarist Jackie Phelps is also a discussion of "effing," or "eefing," which is a kind of rhythmic wheezing vocal that was said to be popular among hillbillies, although not to the extent that homemade liquor has been. There are examples of effing as far back as old-time music was recorded and... [+] Read More
Artist: Billy Hutch
Did this man make the weirdest record ever made? Listen to "Eefin' Nanny Monkey" and be thankful no single individual will be required to make such a judgment in his or her lifetime. Eefin' is a vocal technique or form of vocalization that is often credited to hillbillies, or should we say blamed on them. It is a tangent in the world of both... [+] Read More
Artist: Aphex Twin
Exploring the experimental possibilities inherent in acid and ambience, the two major influences on home-listening techno during the late '80s, Richard D. James' recordings as Aphex Twin brought him more critical praise than any other electronic artist during the 1990s. Though his first major single, "Didgeridoo," was a piece of acid thrash... [+] Read More
Artist: Hasil Adkins
Hasil Adkins was a one of a kind rockabilly lunatic whose life and music were bizarre enough that if they had been a work of fiction, no one with any sense would have ever believed it. A frantic one-man band who bashed out ultra-crude rock & roll tunes about sex, chicken, and decapitation into a wheezing reel-to-reel tape machine in a West... [+] Read More
Artist: Hampton Grease Band
Hampton Grease Band may have ultimately been a band easier to appreciate in concept than to listen to in practice. They are also, for most listeners, a band that's much more fun to read about than to hear. For a brief period, though, they were offering some of the wackiest rock ever to be found on a major label. Clearly influenced by both Zappa... [+] Read More
