The Oxford Circle
The Oxford Circle | |
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Origin | Davis, California, United States |
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Years active | 1964-1967 |
Labels | World United |
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The Oxford Circle was an American
The Oxford Circle began as the Hideaways in 1964 and they were from Davis, California, which is a university town just outside of Sacramento, and Northeast of San Francisco.[1] Their membership consisted of Gary Lee Yoder on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Dehner Patten on lead guitar, Jim Keylor on bass, and Paul Whaley on drums.[1][2][3] They quickly became popular in the regional teen scene and in 1965 changed their name to the Oxford Circle (a small street in Davis), in deference the popular British Invasion, particularly some of the tougher blues-based bands such as Them, led by Van Morrison, who were particularly influential.[1][2] The group became known for their intense live performances which included occasional use of heavy feedback from their guitars.[1][2]
Sensing a new market for their style of playing, the Oxford Circle began to make trips to San Francisco to play in the psychedelic pattern-projected, strobe-lit ballrooms there, where they became a popular live act, on several occasions sharing the bill with
In recent years the Oxford Circle's reputation has grown amongst psychedelic and garage rock enthusiasts. Their entire 1966 concert recorded at the Avalon Ballroom, along with the single, "Foolish Woman" (both the live and studio versions of the song are included) and other studio tracks, were released in 1997 in pristine sound quality on the Nuggets from California: Live at the Avalon 1966 anthology, put out by
Membership
- Gary Lee Yoder (lead vocals and rhythm guitar)
- Dehner Patten (lead guitar)
- Jim Keylor (bass)
- Paul Whaley (drums)
Discography
45 r.p.m. single
- "Foolish Woman" b/w "Mind Destruction" (World United 002, January 1966)
Anthology/Live album
- Nuggets from California: Live at the Avalon 1966 (Big Beat, 1997)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Palao, Alec. "Oxford Circle". Psychedelicized. ©Psychedelicized & MileHighMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Unterberger, Richie. "Oxford Circle: Artist Biography". AllMusic. ©AllMusic, member of the RhythmOne group. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Saturday's Live Psych-Out: Oxford Circle". Psychedelicized. ©Psychedelicized & MileHighMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Bands of San Francisco". About Entertainment. ©About, Inc. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ Corry342, Corry342 (November 26, 2009). "Avalon Ballroom June 17-18, 1966: Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band/Oxford Circle". Rock Prosopography 101. Rock Prosopography 101.blogspot.com. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ silverado, n/a (16 September 2012). "Oxford Circle - Live At The Avalon 1966". Silverado Rare Music. Silverado. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ "Various – Trash Box". Discogs. Discogs®. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ "Various – Uptight Tonight: The Ultimate 60s Garage Collection". Discogs. Discogs®. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
Bibliography
- Markesich, Mike (2012). Teenbeat Mayhem (1st ed.). Branford, Connecticut: Priceless Info Press. ISBN 978-0-985-64825-1.