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The Smacks
The Smacks had two primary members, Lloyd Semler from Hagerstown, Maryland, and Bill McCauley from Winchester, Virginia. Both towns are along the I-81 corridor, about 45 minutes drive apart. Other...
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The Aliminators
The Aliminators came from the Cumberland, Maryland area in the west of the state. Members included: Bill Atkinson – guitar Jack Atkinson – guitar Dick Atkinson – organ Johnny Allen – drums Buddy French...
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The Del-Fi’s on DC Records
The Del-Fis profiled on May 29, 1965 The Del-Fis formed in Bethesda, Maryland in 1964. Members were: Craig Brown – lead vocals Steve Brust – lead guitar Bob Swain – rhythm guitar Budge Witherspoon –...
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The Dagenites
The Dagenites, late 1965. l-r: Julian Bardi, Jimmy Musgrove, Roger Fallin, Jon Rowzie and John Bardi The Dagenites were a great band from Oxon Hill, Maryland who formed in 1964 and cut two crucial...
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The Second-Hand Bitter-Sweet
Most of the Second-Hand Bitter-Sweet were from the small town of Bainbridge, Maryland. They released one 45 in August 1968, one side an upbeat pop song, “You’re Gonna Be Mine Now”, the other a moody...
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The New Diablos
The New Diablos came from East Baltimore, Maryland, making two excellent psychedelic singles during their time together. The band went through many lineup changes but included as many as eight people...
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The American Teens on Swan, from Frederick, Maryland
March 5. 1966. The American Teens, from left, front row: Ronnie Stevens and Gene Ponton; back: Jim Stevens, Bobby Stevens and Bill Koontz. The American Teens came from Frederick, Maryland, about an...
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The Runabouts from Havre de Grace, MD “Way of Life”&“All Is All”
The Runabouts, photo taken November 17, 1967The Runabouts came from Havre de Grace, Maryland, about 40 miles northeast of Baltimore. The two sides of their single have very different sounds. “Way of...
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The Korsairs from Tacoma Park, MD
Jolene Wood sent in this scan of an Edgewood Recording Studio acetate of the Korsairs of Tacoma Park, Maryland. The band covers “I Can Only Give You Everything” on one side and James Brown’s “I Don’t...
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Look for Faces not for Signs
George Daly, guitarist and songwriter for the Hangmen tells the story behind “Faces” with previously unpublished photographs. Allen Ginsberg speaking with Tom Guernsey, George Daly and Bob Berberich...
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