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Meanwhile, the partial song developed, lyrics were written and that was “Incense and Peppermints.” A friend from another band, Greg Munford, ended up doing lead vocals. So I quit the group and got a job at McDonald’s. Then my jealous girlfriend convinced me to “get a real job,” one with a future and income. “Birdman of Alkatrash” was going to be the “A” side of the single, and the song with no lyrics nor melody was going to be the B side. We also recorded “Birdman of Alkatrash” with Mark’s signature vocals. Just a “basic track.” We went into the studio and recorded it. But the song had neither lyrics nor melody.
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We had good singers but I thought we needed a “recognizable” voice - a lead singer - in order to be a success. The band played extensively in Santa Barbara, in pizza joints and such, covering songs by the Beatles, Rolling Stones, the Animals, the Standells, the Music Machine and so on.Īfter Thee Sixpence signed a contract with All American Records and recorded a mix of cover songs and some original songs with no success, I became a bit discouraged.
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The British invasion was in full swing, so we changed our name to Thee Sixpence. But we realized we couldn’t keep that name for very long (due to the cereal company). The name of the original band was the Quaker Oats. The band decided it needed a keyboard player. I was the leader but when Ed decided at one point to leave, we offered him the position of “leader” of the band if he would stay. For whatever reason, Mike left the band and Lee Freeman of Burbank High joined. Then I joined a country & western band, Lonnie and the Legends.Īt Hoover High School in Glendale, I formed a band with Gary Lovetro, Steve Rabe and Mike Luciano. After school I would sit at the drums with a stack of 45rpm records on the player, and learn all the drum parts of all the popular songs of that time.įor a while, Ken and I had a band called the Ravens. My Dad bought me a set of Gretsch drums for my birthday. But when I watched my brother’s band rehearse I was intrigued by his drummer, and said to myself, “I can do that! That’s what I want to do!” In the early ’60s my brother Ken played guitar in his surf band. I lived in South Carolina for 12 years, then moved to the Glendale/Burbank area, near Los Angeles. My twin sister, Jan, passed away in 1994 my older brother is Ken and my younger brother is Steve.
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Gene: I heard the band’s new name and thought, ‘What’s up with that?’