- Boney Maroney
- I Know a Little
- Wooly Bully
These 3 tunes are from a live recording done at "The Longbranch Saloon" on
July 15, 1978. It was located on the corner of Michigan Ave and Inkster road.
It was a pretty rough joint. We used to laugh about what a perfect recording environment
it was because there was always dead silence after every tune. The lineup included
Bob on vocals & guitar, Gary Dosh on rhythm guitar, Mike "Spaghetti" Geluso on bass
and me on the tubbs & vocals. Our band was called (unfortunately) "Tootsie Roll".
note: During "I Know a Little", what sounds like motorcycles roaring across the
dance-floor is actually the spring echo unit in the mixing board shaking because of
the vibrating stage.
Click HERE to see some photos of "Tootsie Roll"
- 16 Candles
- My Girl
- At the Hop
That's Bob's brother, Johnny, singing on these three tunes. Bob & I had decided
to record a few oldies just for fun. We completed the basic tracks in Bob's
basement and then came to my house to do the vocals. Bob had told Johnny
that we were finishing up some oldies and that he was welcome to drop by.
As we were beginning to work, Bob mentioned that Johnny would love these tunes
and it would be fun if he was here. Moments later, who comes down the stairs
but Johnny, hisself. We decided to have Johnny sing the tunes that night.
We all had a terrific time and these three tunes serve as a great record of that evening.
- Cracker Jack Girl- 45
- I'm the Man- 45
These two songs were recorded at Sound Patterns under the name of Bob's new
band, "Kid Gloves". The two tracks on this CD were lifted from the actual record.
Bob played guitars, bass and sang lead and back vocals. I played the drums and
helped with back vocals as well as any percussion instruments. Chuck Cron played guitar
(that's his solo on I'm the Man) and sang back vocals. Bob had the records pressed
in different colors. Pretty slick.
See some photos from the above session and the multicolored 45's HERE
- Runaway
- Green River
- Almost Grown
- Road House
When Bob was in Kid Gloves, I would occasionally bring my goodies over and record
them direct to 2 tracks. They would setup in the basement. We would then run the
cables up the stairs where the mixer and monitors were positioned. It was a great setup.
With the basement door closed, I could mix to my hearts content without any sound
leaking up from the basement. An excellent mixing environ.
The basic track for Runaway was recorded in this style with the guitar solo and vocals
overdubbed later. The others were recorded "live to 2 track" .
early to mid 80's
Click HERE to check out the "Kid Gloves" lineup.
- Rub it In
Bob- producer & engineer
Terry- vocal & drums
Bob- bass & guitars
Kerry- piano & Hee-Haw Hunnies back vocals
Bobby Garcia- sax
- Dreams
Bob- producer & engineer
Terry- vocals, bass & guitars, drums, harmonica
- I Shoulda Known
Bob- producer & engineer
Terry- vocals, bass & guitars, drums, harmonica
Kerry- second vocal and back vocals
- Always Late
Bob- producer & engineer
Terry- vocals, bass & guitars, drums
Joe Gillis- piano & laffs
Featuring the Always Late Singers: Marshall Husted & David Lynch
These were some of the first tunes to be cut at Reel Life Recorders in Dearborn.
Bob built the studio in his basement. We finally had a "real" studio to
record in. We had the luxury of 8 tracks with DBX noise reduction. It was wonderful
not having to worry about tape hiss any longer. I'm sure that you'll hear the
difference beginning with these tracks.
I "released" these songs on a cassette entitled "Just when you thought it was safe".
NOTE: You may notice the "ever so slightly" out of tune guitar solo on "I Shoulda Known".
If you tilt your head enough you can "will" it back into tune. We decided to leave it
for the sake of historical (or hysterical) accuracy.
circa 1990
See the cassette "J-Card" from "Just when you thought it was safe"HERE
See "Always Late: the Video" featuring The Always Late Singers HERE
- 100 lbs of Clay
Bob- producer & engineer
Tim Murray- vocal
Kerry- piano & synth bass
Joe Gillis- keyboard strings
Terry- drums
Back vocals- Kerry & "Streetcorner"
- Hey Girl
Bob- producer & engineer
Tim Murray- vocal
Joe Gillis- keyboards
Terry- drums & congas
Kerry- back vocals
bass- ?
Bob produced these 2 songs for Tim Murray at RLR. Tim has a nice voice and
really did a nice job on these tunes. "Streetcorner" is a vocal group that Bob has recorded
and used for other projects as well. Kerry's vocals on Hey Girl were the icing that
really finished the song.
- Down Too Long
Bob- producer & engineer
Kerry- lead & back vocals
Terry- drums & congas
Joe Gillis- keyboards
Dennis Stein- bass
Steel guitar- ?
Back vocals- "Impact"
This is a song written by Sylvia that we recorded in the early 90's at the Dearborn studio.
When Bob finished the South Lyon studio we dug up the masters of this song (as well as
the two below) and transfered them to digital multitrack tape. We then remixed all three.
- The Walk
Bob & Terry- producers
Bob- engineer & lead guitar
Terry- lead & back vocal, drums, acc guitars, bass, percussion, harmonica
Joe Gillis- piano & organ
- Promised Land
Bob- producer & engineer
Bob- lead & rythm guitar
Terry- vocal, drums & percussion
Kerry- second vocal
Joe Gillis- piano, organ, rrrrrready!
Dennis Stein- bass
Both of these songs were also recorded in Dearborn (circa 1992) and then remixed in the
South Lyon studio. The Walk is a song recorded by Sawyer Brown. Promised Land is
a tune done by "The King" (Ebbis Preddley)
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