The Fugitives (band)
 |
The Fugitives | |
|---|---|
.png) The Fugitives (1966) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Sacramento, California |
| Genres | Garage rock, pop rock |
| Years active | 1964–1966 |
| Past members | Paul Huston : Guitar Jack May : Guitar Jim Phillips : Saxophone, vocals Recorded members Tom Fabian : DrumsFrank Galindo Loscutoff : Vocals Tony Powell : Guitar and vocals Allen M. Purdy : Bass guitar Laramy Smith : Guitar and vocals |
The Fugitives were a
After making a number of personnel changes (lead singer and both guitarists), the band's style had changed to pop rock, and they headed to Los Angeles. They recorded nine songs at Western Recorders (as The Grimfacqles) with The Beach Boys' engineer, Chuck Britz. The band's manager, Dan Steward, tried to interest a major label in the Western sessions but was met with indifference. Those recordings subsequently disappeared and have remained lost despite several research attempts to find them.
The band later returned to Los Angeles to appear on the nationwide television show,
On May 11, 2007, The Fugitives were honored again when the Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection Center (SAMCC) released a 45rpm vinyl record of four songs by four influential '60s-era Sacramento bands for the exhibit, "Hearing our History". The Fugitives' "Blowin' My Mind" is one of the four tracks on the record, and a photo of The Fugitives band is on the SAMCC vinyl's cover.
After the band split up, Smith released a record on ATCO produced by David Briggs, Neil Young's producer. In 1968 Smith produced a number of recordings with his group
Sources
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
