SNEAKERS - EAR CARTOONS (1980)
Sneakers (neither the Chris Stamey band, nor the other Sneakers who were on Bearsville Records)
began as a bunch of high school kids from Springfield Oregon in the
mid-70's. The band rehearsed. A lot. And focused. Eventually settling
on a solid lineup, and straddling the fence between classic 60's pop and
the emerging "New Wave", Sneakers
found guidance with the help of Allen Kovac's then fledgling managment
firm, and producer Roger Atkins, who'd written hits for the likes of the
Animals and the Monkees. Sneakers was hailed as the first band with a
nationally released album from Oregon since Paul Revere and the Raiders
in the '60s. The Ear Cartoons album nabbed the "Pick of the Week" honor
in Billboard magazine upon its release in 1980. The band toured
non-stop, opening for international acts and filling venues in their
hometown. Keyboard/guitarist Cletis Carr left the band in 1981, to be
replaced by sax player Todd Duncan. The band then recorded a second
album, Music From The Sole which remains unreleased. The band uprooted
from Oregon to Houston and shortly thereafter broke-up.
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2 comments:
This is a great record!
Cletis Carr moved to Australia in the mid-'80s, where he's been kicking around mostly as a solo blues-based artist ever since.
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