Hailing from Springfield, Pioneer Valley in Western Massachussetts, The Bol… Read Full Bio ↴Hailing from Springfield, Pioneer Valley in Western Massachussetts, The Bold trace their beginnings back to the mid-1960s when band members met while attending the University of Massachussetts in Amherst. As The Esquires, the group recorded a single in 1965 on Salem SR-003 (Shake A Tail Feather / Down The Track). As The Bold, the group recorded and released a 1966 single, Cameo 430[/blue] (Gotta Get Some( A track that has featured on Pebbles,Garage Beat '66 and more comps)/ Robin Hood.
That was followed by a 1967 single released under the name of Steve Walker & The Bold, Dynovoice 232[/blue] Train Kept A Rollin' / Found What I Was Looking For.
They were the house band at the Playboy Club in NYC in 1968 where they played 7 nights a week (and jam sessions on Sunday afternoon to boot!) for a full year. It is during this time that guitarist Bob La Palm is said to have met and taught Joe Walsh (then of The James Gang) his techniques for using the echoplex effect on guitar (as is so elegantly exemplified on track "Free Fugue", from the ABC album). It's also around this time that as the band was moving with the times to a more psychedelic style, they dropped the "the" from their "the Bold" billing. It is interesting to also note, perhaps uncoincidentally, that producer Bill Szymczyk (who later went on to produce Joe Walsh's other band, The Eagles) took an interest in Bold during this time period and went on to produce their only full length LP, self-titled "Bold", on ABC records, (ABCS-705)
After Bold broke up, Bob La Palm then joined Connecticut's premier band, The Wildweeds (featuring Al Anderson of NRBQ fame) for a short time towards the end of that band's career, and he is known to have played on at least one recording session with them, as well as numerous gigs.
Then Bob La Palm and Timothy Griffin, went on to found a band called Clean Living with Norman Schell.
Tim Griffin also played drums in James Taylor's road band very briefly. Steve Walker moved to Lake Tahoe where he played bass in a band called Amazing Grace after which he formed the Steve Walker Band and has played on the Tahoe Queen for last 26 years or so.
That was followed by a 1967 single released under the name of Steve Walker & The Bold, Dynovoice 232[/blue] Train Kept A Rollin' / Found What I Was Looking For.
They were the house band at the Playboy Club in NYC in 1968 where they played 7 nights a week (and jam sessions on Sunday afternoon to boot!) for a full year. It is during this time that guitarist Bob La Palm is said to have met and taught Joe Walsh (then of The James Gang) his techniques for using the echoplex effect on guitar (as is so elegantly exemplified on track "Free Fugue", from the ABC album). It's also around this time that as the band was moving with the times to a more psychedelic style, they dropped the "the" from their "the Bold" billing. It is interesting to also note, perhaps uncoincidentally, that producer Bill Szymczyk (who later went on to produce Joe Walsh's other band, The Eagles) took an interest in Bold during this time period and went on to produce their only full length LP, self-titled "Bold", on ABC records, (ABCS-705)
After Bold broke up, Bob La Palm then joined Connecticut's premier band, The Wildweeds (featuring Al Anderson of NRBQ fame) for a short time towards the end of that band's career, and he is known to have played on at least one recording session with them, as well as numerous gigs.
Then Bob La Palm and Timothy Griffin, went on to found a band called Clean Living with Norman Schell.
Tim Griffin also played drums in James Taylor's road band very briefly. Steve Walker moved to Lake Tahoe where he played bass in a band called Amazing Grace after which he formed the Steve Walker Band and has played on the Tahoe Queen for last 26 years or so.
Gotta get some
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The Ace-Tones Oh man, I know I gotta (get it, get it) You're listening…
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Clear Put poison in your body that's the way I will not…
Moon Blue Moon, You saw me standing alone Whitout a dream in…
Now Or Never When times change and things get rough The pressure can be…
Wise Up People doing wrong right in my face That's not for me…
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@theeicepicks
My buddy Brewster on bass! He has amazing stories of this band! This song is a killer!
@christianvollheim5372
Garage Rock at its best! Unfortunately, no one has been found to distribute coast to coast - it surely would have been in the Billboard charts.
@lazlokovacs2263
This is pure gold. I don't want to learn to play this, I NEED TO KNOW!
@emanemanrus5835
about the whole channel's content: perfect party bands and sounds. Timeless!
@georgedupuy1068
Brew was my buddy in prep school, and he sent me a great book he wrote: "The Journey of a 1960s Garage Band" -- I highly recommend it.
@ILoveJesusForeverAmen
Yes! A classic from Springfield MA!
@buzzawuzza3743
Have had trouble in the past finding non-hit 45s on Cameo and Parkway. It seems like if the song wasn't a hit they threw them away or something. This one is a really great record.
@l.salisbury1253
Ever notice how most of these garage punk bands c.65-67 owe more to the Stones, the Yardbirds, the Animals and the Kinks than to the Beatles...?
@101Restoration
You forgot to add in The Grateful Dead and The Who
@doglips1958
Grateful Dead????????????????????