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Refimprove|date=December 2010The Zakary Thaks were an American garage rock|garage band from Corpus Christi, Texas , formed in the mid 1960s.
The band developed out of the Marauders, a teen group which included Chris Gerniottis (vocals), Pete Stinson (guitar), and Rex Gregory (bass), and who then became the Riptides, adding lead guitarist John Lopez . By 1966, they had acquired a new drummer, Stan Moore , and had become the Zakary Thaks – the name being a mutated version of one seen in a magazine.
Influenced by blues guitarists as well as British and American groups of the period, the band soon gained local popularity. Their first record, for the local J-Beck label, combined an original composition, "Bad Girl", with a Kinks song, "I Need You". Released in mid-1966, it became a regional hit and was picked up nationally by Mercury Records . Its success won the band a spot supporting their heroes, the Yardbirds .
A second single, "Face To Face" was less successful, but the band continued to tour, supporting acts including Jefferson Airplane and the 13th Floor Elevators . Later singles showed the band taking a more pop-focused approach. By 1968, Gerniottis had left the band for a while to join another group, the Liberty Bell (band)|Liberty Bell , but returned later. However, the band did not repeat its early success, splitting up in the early 1970s.
In 1979, "Bad Girl" was included on the Pebbles anthology of mid-60s garage bands, in addition to the similarly concepted Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era , and has maintained its renown among collectors of the genre. A compilation of the band’s singles was issued in May 2001.
Drummer Stan Moore died in 2000. http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2000.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2000 - accessed December 2010 In 2004 and 2005, remaining members of the band reformed to perform at festivals. Bassist Rex Gregory died on January 18, 2008. http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2008.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2008 - accessed December 2010
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http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=n0hcw81X2nI 1968 live video (incorrectly captioned as 1966)
Category:Protopunk groups Category:Garage rock groups Category:Musical groups from Texas Category:Musical groups established in 1966
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