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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Flamin' Groovies| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias = The Flamin' Groovies Flamin' Groovier| origin = San Francisco , California , United States | genre = Pub rock (UK)|Pub rock , rockabilly , power pop , protopunk , blues rock | years_active =1965–1992| label = Epic Records|Epic , Kama Sutra Records|Kama Sutra , Sire Records|Sire | associated_acts = The Barracudas | website = http://www.flamin-groovy.com/ Chris Wilson site http://www.cyriljordan.com/ Cyril Jordan site| past_members = Cyril Jordan Roy Loney Tim Lynch George Alexander Chris Wilson (guitarist)|Chris Wilson Ron Greco Danny Mihm James Ferrell Dave Wright Michael Wilhelm Paul Zahl Jack Johnson Mark Dunwoody Terry Rae Michael StoneThe '''Flamin' Groovies were an United States|American rock music musical ensemble|band of the 1960s and 1970s. They began in San Francisco in 1965, founded by Ron Greco, Cyril Jordan and Roy Loney.cite book | first= Martin C. | last= Strong | year= 2000 | title= The Great Rock Discography | edition= 5th | publisher= Mojo Books | location= Edinburgh | pages= 345–346 | isbn= 1-84195-017-3 They are perhaps best known for their song "Shake Some Action", which was later featured in the 1995 movie Clueless (film)|Clueless . The group have been called one of the forerunners of punk rock , #refBuckley2003|Buckley 2003 , p. 322, "''The Flamin' Groovies really had more in common with the MC5, who deployed the same twin-guitar assault on white rock. Both would become regarded as forerunners of the punk rock movement, " and they also had a major influence on the power pop genre. http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2002/09/07/power-pop-the-70s-the-birth-of-uncool/
Career
Their first album, 1969's Supersnazz , featured Jordan (guitar, vocals), Loney (guitar, vocals), George Alexander (bass, harmonica, vocals), Tim Lynch (guitar, harmonica, vocals) and Danny Mihm (drums). It contained both re-creations of 1950s rock and roll and more melodic songs that anticipated the power pop movement of the 1970s—a genre to which the Flamin' Groovies would eventually contribute significant work. They then released their second album, 1970's '' Flamingo (Flamin' Groovies album)|Flamingo . Teenage Head (Flamin' Groovies album)|Teenage Head was released in 1971 and is listed in the 2006 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
In 1971, Loney left the band and was replaced by singer and guitarist Chris Wilson (guitarist)|Chris Wilson , who, along with Jordan, began to move the group in a more overtly power-pop direction. Between 1971 and 1976, very little was heard of the group except their 1972 anti-drug song "Slow Death" (co-written by Loney). In 1976, they teamed up with British producer Dave Edmunds , and recorded Shake Some Action .
After some re-recordings of their older material featuring only Jordan and Alexander from the original band, the Groovies disbanded in 1992. http://www.cyriljordan.com/cj-music.html The Music of Cyril Jordan
The Flamin' Groovies headlined the Azkena rock festival in Mendizabala, Spain , on September 11, 2004. http://www.azkenarockfestival.com/arf/2012/index.php/en/arf-pictures/arf-2004.html azkenarockfestival.com In 2005, Jordan founded a new band, Magic Christian.
In 2008, Loney and Jordan reunited and embarked on a brief tour, backed by members of The A-Bones and Yo La Tengo .
Another larger-scale reunion appears on the recent Chris Wilson album Love Over Money (2010). Roy Loney, George Alexander, James Ferrell and Mike Wilhelm all appear on the CD, as does Procol Harum’s keyboard legend Matthew Fisher and Barracudas guitarist Robin Wills. The album is available on the French Rock Paradise label.
Flamingo was released in Germany as ''This Is the Flamin' Groovies .
Half of Still Shakin consisted of tracks from Flamingo and Teenage Head , the rest were outtakes.
Book references
Cite book |last=Buckley |first=Peter |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |publisher=Rough Guides |year=2003 |location=London |isbn=1-85828-201-2
Cite book |last=Jon Storey |first=John Bottomley |title=Bucketfull of Groovies: The Flamin’ Groovies Story |publisher=Bucketfull of Brains |year=1988 |location=London |no isbn
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External links
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4267|pure_url=yes Flamin' Groovies bio at allmusic.com
http://www.flamin-groovy.com/ www.flamin-groovy.com - Chris Wilson Official Site with Flamin Groovies timeline, news and biog
http://www.myspace.com/flamingroovies
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/FlaminGroovies/ fan exchange group
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