Smoke Ring Portrait Of My Love
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From Lost Jukebox Volume 5 Track 17 1968 • The Smoke Ring was a rock band from Norfolk, Nebraska active in the 1960s. It was formed from two previous regionally popular rock and roll groups, Little Joe the Ramrods and The Strollers. They had strong regional success but charted only one national hit, 1969's No, Not Much . • Their first national release was the single That Girl Was My Girl on Mala Records in 1966. Starting in 1967, they expanded their lineup to include more brass instruments, and regularly toured the Midwest, opening for Dickie Lee, Rufus Thomas, The Shangri-Las, Bobby Vee, and The Everly Brothers. Soon after meeting Thomas and Lee, they booked time at Sun Studios and recorded the single No, Not Much , a cover of a 1950's hit by The Four Lads. The local disc (released on Goldust Records) was picked up for national distribution by Buddah Records, and the tune saw nationwide success, becoming a hit in several major metropolitan areas in the U.S. and climbing to #85 on the Billboard Hot 100 early in 1969. A second single on Buddah, Portrait of My Love , missed the charts, and a full-length that had been recorded was shelved; it has yet to see release. The group appeared on American Bandstand in 1969 following the single's success. Later in 1969, Certron Records released their single High on a Rainbow b/w First Reaction , which also did not chart but was a regional success. During this time, the group's wardrobe consisted of tuxedos fitted with bell bottom trousers. They disbanded in 1972; that same year, Little Joe Hupp released a locally-produced full-length, Heavy Metal Whale, under the name The Smoke Ring, which did not feature any of the band's previous members. Some of the members (including lead vocalist Tommy Shaw) continued under the name MSFunk in 1973, basing themselves out of Chicago. • The group was inducted into the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame in 1995, and has occasionally reunited for regional concerts since then. • The Group still plays in concerts, several times at the Divots Concert series as opening acts to Chicago and others (2008) Played at Nebraska Rocks (2009) (2010) http://www.divotsconcertseries.com/20... - still based in Norfolk Nebraska with many of the same members. The Band, who Joe Hupp had released Heavy Metal Whale , featured Garth Fundis (original member) as the recording engineer on the 45, who also played rhythm guitar and tambourine on the recording. This song Heavy Metal Whale was recorded in Nashville. All of the following union members: featured Ralph Ralphie Goldheim on vocals, organ, piano. Scotty Hastings on vocals, drums and flute. Mike Mckern on vocals, drums and steel drum. Joe Lalich Jody Ray on vocals and bass. Mike Smith on vocals and guitar.
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