The Cryan' Shames
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The Cryan' Shames are an American pop rock group from Hinsdale, Illinois. The originally formed as The Travelers, with founding members Tom Doody ("Toad"), Gerry Stone ("Stonehenge"), Dave Purple ("Grape") of The Prowlers, Denny Conroy and Jim Fairs from The Roosters, and Jim Pilster ("J.C. Hooke"). The band later changed its name to The Cryan' Shames in 1966. J.C. Hooke was responsible for naming the group because of the problem they had coming up with a name ... "being a Cryan' Shame."[cite this quote]
After signing with Bob Monaco, the promotion manager for Destination Music, their first hit single was "If I Needed Someone", which was not released in the US. It was soon followed by "Sugar and Spice," a Tony Hatch song that was a hit in 1964 for the English group The Searchers. The Shames' version reached #49 in the USA.
The group disbanded in December of 1969, but reunited again and continues to tour.
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
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| 1966 | "Sugar and Spice" |
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| 1966 | "I Wanna Meet You" |
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| 1967 | "It Could Be We're in Love" |
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| 1968 | "Up on the Roof" |
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| 1968 | "Young Birds Fly" |
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[edit] External links
- http://www.cryanshames.com/ Official Site
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