THE LIME : AKRON

A cool mid 60's release on the legendary CHESS label from Akron's The Lime. See Buckeye Beat for an in depth story of this band.

The Lime-Hey Girl

THE PANICKS : AKRON

Here's a side from the second & last 45rpm release by The Panicks. Circa 1966. Much info on the band can be had over at Buckeye Beat (see link in sidebar).

The Panicks-You're My Baby

THE HI FI'S : AKRON

I was searchin' the web for another band named The Hi Fi's from the '50s & stumbled across this short lived band. Check out their web site HERE The photo shows them performaning at John Teagle's wedding in 1993...yet another great Akron musician/author I have seen countless times while he was in The Walking Clampetts.

The Hi Fi's-Hurting You
The Hi Fi's-Can't Let Go

THE CAPS : AKRON

This is the first single from The Caps. Released in 1959 on the WHITE STAR label. The band would release three other 45s. Members included Ray Salmons (aka, Raymond Howard), Bob Leib, Al Parsons, and Jack Ferrel. All were members of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) from which they chose their name!


The Caps-Daddy Dean

The Caps-Red Headed Flea

THE ZOO : AKRON

Doing a fine job covering the Kinks classic, The Zoo actually morphed from the Beau Denturies (see earlier post). This release from 1967 is on the PARKWAY label and can be found on several later comps.

The Zoo-Where Have All The Good Times Gone

THE BEAU DENTURIES : AKRON

Not alot of info can be had on this only release by The Beau Denturies. It came out on the Encore label. This would show up on a few comp. LPs later on. The band would morph into The Zoo and release some more 45s. More on them in a later post.

The Beau Denturies-Straight Home

HIGH PLAINS DRIFTERS : AKRON

Picked this 45 up back in the day after seeing the High Plains Drifters frontman waiting in line near me for a Ramones show in Cleveland. They were: Jerry Ramone-vocals, Johnny Dread-guitar, Jeff Deihl-guitar, Kevin Collins-drums and Tod Carper-bass.



Check out the band's MySpace pageHERE

High Plains Drifters-All The Same

High Plains Drifters-City Life

THE WAITRESSES : AKRON

From 1977 comes a lesser known release from The Waitresses. For more info on the band, see their site HERE



The Waitresses-Clones

THE PRETENDERS : AKRON

Okay, so not all members of The Pretenders hail from Ohio, but Chrissie Hynde sure put it on the map in the '80s. There is alot of info out there on the band so...search away. I was lucky enough to see the original line-up with James Honeyman Scott & Pete Fardon.

The Pretenders-Talk of the Town (Demo Version)