Michael and the Messengers

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Michael and the Messengers originally formed in Minnesota as The Messengers and were re-formed in Milwaukee at

Rare Earth
label.

The Messengers began in Winona, Minnesota in 1962 as a high school band consisting of Greg Jeresek (aka Greg Jennings) on bass, guitarists Greg Bambenek and Roy Berger, keyboardist Chip Andrews, and drummer Jim Murray.

In 1965, the Milwaukee-based group consisted of Peter Barans (lead guitar), Greg Jeresek (bass), Jesse Roe (keyboards), Jeff Taylor (vocals), and Augie Jurishica (drums). This group released a cover of "

Motown Records. They then moved to Detroit where they had a few releases with Motown, including an eponymous album (produced by R. Dean Taylor) and a No. 132 chart single with "Window Shopping", and toured with the Supremes
.

When the Messengers signed with Motown they could not promote or release a follow-up to "Midnight Hour" on the USA label, so a new group was formed, and additional singles were released as Michael and the Messengers.[2] This group put out a cover of "Romeo and Juliet" in the style of the Messengers that charted at No. 129, but broke up shortly after.

In 1968, several of the members of the “Motown Messengers” left the group and, while still calling themselves The Messengers, consisted of Michael Morgan, Peter Barnes, Bob Cavallo, and John Hoier. Morgan and Barnes would team up again in 1976 along with Ted Medbury to form the short-lived pop group The Movies.[3]

In 1971, this group of Messengers reached No. 62 in the US charts with "That's the Way a Woman Is".

Otsuka Pharmaceutical
's "Amino Supli" sports drink commercial.

Album

  • The Messengers
    Rare Earth
    RS 509, 1969

Singles

The Messengers

  • 1965: "My Baby" / "I've Seen You Around" (Soma 1427)[a]
  • 1967: "Midnight Hour" / "Hard Hard Year" (USA 866)[b]

Michael and the Messengers

  • 1967: "Midnight Hour" / "Up Til News" (USA 866)[c]
  • 1967: "Romeo and Juliet"[d] / "LIFS (Don't Mean Nothin')" (USA 874)[c]
  • 1967: "She Was The Girl" / "Run and Hide" (USA 889)[c]
  • 1968: "Gotta Take It Easy" / "I Need Her Here" (USA 897)[c]

The Messengers

  • 1967: "Window Shopping" / "California Soul" (Soul S-35037)[e]
  • 1970: "Right On" / "I Gotta Dance" (Home Made 01)[e]
  • 1970: "Louie Louie" / "The Letter" (Rare Earth C006-91 550, Germany)[e]
  • 1971: "That's The Way A Woman Is" / "In The Jungle" (Rare Earth R 5032)[e][f]
Discography notes
  1. ^ Original Minnesota-based group formed by Greg Jeresek.
  2. ^ New group recreated at Marquette University by Greg Jeresek.
  3. ^ a b c d Replacement group hired by USA Records.
  4. Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968
    .
  5. ^ a b c d "Motown Messengers" signed after charting with USA Records.
  6. ^ Released in Japan with "The Letter" b-side.

References

  1. ISBN 978-0964307391
    .
  2. ^ WLS Rarities & Chicago Hits (liner notes).
  3. ^ Discogs https://www.discogs.com/artist/2118062-The-Movies-5
  4. ^ Jason Ankeny. "Messengers | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-08-22.

External links

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