holy modal rounders

The Clamtones Members Peter Stampfel

John Wesley Annas

Jeff Baxter

Ken Crabtree

Robin Remaily

Sam Shepard

Richard Tyler

Steve Weber

Dave Reisch

Michael McCarty

The Holy Modal Rounders were an American folk music duo from the Lower East Side of New York City which started in the early 1960s, consisting of Peter Stampfel and Steve Weber. Their unique blend of folk music revival and psychedelia gave them a cult-like following from the late 60s into the 70s. For a time the band also featured prolific and famous playwright and actor, Sam Shepard. Contents [hide] 1 Origin of the name 2 Career 3 Later history 4 Discography 5 References 6 External links //

Origin of the name

Stampfel explained the origin of their name in the webzine Perfect Sound Forever: "We kept changing the name. First it was the Total Quintessence Stomach Pumpers. Then the Temporal Worth High Steppers. Then The Motherfucker Creek Babyrapers. That was just a joke name. He was Rinky-Dink Steve the Tin Horn and I was Fast Lightning Cumquat. He was Teddy Boy Forever and I was Wild Blue Yonder. It kept changing names. Then it was the Total Modal Rounders. Then when we were stoned on pot and someone else, Steve Close maybe, said Holy Modal Rounders by mistake. We kept putting out different names and wait until someone starts calling us that then. When we got to Holy Modal Rounders, everyone decided by accumulation [sic] that we were the Holy Modal Rounders. That's the practical way to get named."[citation needed]

Career

Stampfel and Weber were introduced to each other by Greenwich Village figure, Antonia, who also wrote or co-wrote many of their songs.[1] The Rounders' first album, The Holy Modal Rounders, was released in 1964, and their version of "Hesitation Blues" featured the first use of the term "psychedelic" (here pronounced as "psycho-delic") in popular music.[citation needed] Shortly after their second album in 1965, The Holy Modal Rounders 2, they joined Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg in The Fugs for a short time. Weber notably wrote the cult classic "Boobs a Lot" for the Fugs, which the Rounders would later record themselves on the Good Taste is Timeless LP.

After leaving the Fugs, the Rounders reformed with Sam Shepard and Lee Crabtree to record their third album (Indian War Whoop), and to appear in Shepard's play Forensic. The fourth album, The Moray Eels Eat The Holy Modal Rounders, recorded in 1968, included "Bird Song". "Bird Song" was essentially Ray Price's "You Done Me Wrong" with altered lyrics and was prominently featured in Dennis Hopper's film Easy Rider.

In 1970, Robin Remailly and Dave Reisch joined the band, which relocated to Boston and then Oregon, adding Ted Deane, Roger North, and Jeff