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Other usesNo footnotes|date=October 2011Infobox musical artist | name = The Music Machine| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Los Angeles , California , United States | instrument =| genre = Psychedelic rock , garage rock | years_active = 1965–1969| label = Original Sound | associated_acts = The Ragamuffins, The Bonniwell Music Machine| website = http://www.bonniwellmusicmachine.com/ bonniwellmusicmachine.com| current_members = Sean Bonniwell Ron Edgar ( Drum kit|drums ) Mark Landon ( guitar ) Keith Olsen ( bass guitar|bass ) Doug Rhodes ( organ (music)|organ )| past_members =| notable_instruments =| associated_acts = The Millenium The Music Machine (1965–1969) was an American garage rock and psychedelic (sometimes referred to as garage Punk rock|punk ) band from the late 1960s, headed by singer-songwriter Sean Bonniwell and based in Los Angeles . The band sound was often defined by fuzzy guitars and a Farfisa organ (music)|organ . Their original look consisted of all-black clothing, (dyed) black moptop hairstyles and a single black glove.
History
The group came together as The Ragamuffins in 1965, but became The Music Machine in 1966. In addition to Bonniwell, the original line-up consisted of Ron Edgar ( Drum kit|drums ), Mark Landon ( guitar ), Keith Olsen ( bass guitar|bass ), and Doug Rhodes (organ).
Their debut album, (Turn On) The Music Machine , was released in 1966 on the Original Sound label. Seven of the twelve tracks were originals, written by Bonniwell. One of these, "Talk Talk", became a Top 20 Chart-topper|hit cite news |title=Sean Bonniwell dies at 71; lead singer of the Music Machine |author=Valerie J. Nelson |url= http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-sean-bonniwell-20111229,0,5675254.story |newspaper= Los Angeles Times |date=December 29, 2011 |accessdate=December 29, 2011 in the U.S. The follow-up single (music)|single , "The People In Me", peaked at #66.Citation needed|date=October 2009 Bonniwell blamed the weak showing of this single on a supposed feud between the band's manager and a top record executive. Four cover song s were included on this release, due to record company pressure.
After a promotional tour of the U.S., the rest of the original line-up (Edgar, Landon, Olsen, and Rhodes), left Bonniwell, due to internal conflicts. Rhodes and Edgar subsequently teamed with Curt Boettcher and others to record as part of The Ballroom and The Millennium .
In 1967, Music Machine (essentially only Bonniwell at this point) were signed to Warner Bros. and re-named The Bonniwell Music Machine. The name was changed to give more prominence to the band's core member, songwriter and vocalist. A self-titled Vinyl record|LP was released that year, made up mostly of previously recorded singles with the original line-up. The recording spawned no big hits, despite the inclusion of a few more pop music|pop -oriented songs.
A third Music Machine album was recorded but never released. In 2000, a Bonniwell Music Machine album called Ignition was released on Sundazed Records . This is a collection of songs from the unreleased 1969 album, as well as demo tracks from the band's Raggamuffin days in 1965.
In 1996, Bonniwell self-published a memoir called Talk Talk, which was later revised and re-titled Beyond The Garage, published by the small press Christian Vision. He died of lung cancer on December 20, 2011.cite news|last=Associated Press|title=Sean Bonniwell, Singer in the Music Machine, Dies at 71|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/30/arts/music/sean-bonniwell-singer-in-the-music-machine-dies-at-71.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 30, 2011cite news |title=Sean Bonniwell dies at 71; lead singer of the Music Machine |author=Valerie J. Nelson |url= http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-sean-bonniwell-20111229,0,5675254.story |newspaper= Los Angeles Times |date=December 29, 2011 |accessdate=December 29, 2011
"The Eagle Never Hunts the Fly" / "I've Loved You" (1967)
"Hey Joe" / "Taxman" (1967)
"Advise and Consent" / "Mother Nature, Father Earth" (1969)
As The Bonniwell Music Machine
"Bottom of the Soul" / "Astrologically Incompatible" (1967)
"Me, Myseld And I" / "Soul Love" (1968)
"Tin Can Beach" / "Time Out for a Daydream" (1968)
"You'll Love Me Again" / "In My Neighbourhood" (1968)
"Point of No Return" (1997)
References
External links
http://www.bonniwellmusicmachine.com/ The Bonniwell Music Machine
http://web.archive.org/web/20090806014127/ http://geocities.com/antlion7/mm.htm Bonniwell Music Machine: Bottom Of The Soul
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p40548|pure_url=yes entry in Allmusic guide
http://www.cvnet.net/cosmic/A_mont33.htm interview with Doug Rhodes
http://www.richieunterberger.com/bonniwell.html interview with Bonniwell
http://members.tripod.com/dauntless9/choice.html interview with Bonniwell
http://www.ready-steady-go.org.uk/music%20machine.htm interview with Bonniwell
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