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Wow, excellent Riverman. That is indeed the "Michael" I was referring to, not to be confused with the one who rowed the boat ashore or the one The Peppermint Rainbow sang about as in "Don't Wake Me Up In The Morning Michael." I guess The Dreamlovers are pretty hardcore Philly, their stuff got played a lot there. You probably know they did backup for Chubby Checker on a lot of hits. Remember "Hooka Tooka" by Chubby?

Another LA group from that day was The Vibrations -- "The Watusi" and "My Girl Sloopy." I believe the Blendells were from LA, too. "La La La La La." And the aforementioned Premiers of "Daughter" fame. Of course, Cannibal and the Headhunters. Almost neglected Little Caesar and the Romans.

Until the 70s, not a whole lot of rock or soul coming out of Boston, as far as I know. Freddy Cannon. I think The Barbarians. I know Little Joe (of Little Joe and the Thrillers) performs every weekend at a small bar in Cambridge, but he's originally from NYC.

"Until the 70s, not a whole lot of rock or soul coming out of Boston, as far as I know. Freddy Cannon. I think The Barbarians. I know Little Joe (of Little Joe and the Thrillers) performs every weekend at a small bar in Cambridge, but he's originally from NYC."

The Beacon Street Union ...

http://www.rockinboston.com/ ...might wanna check out this site ...BTW ...my buddy Jerome was the original drummer for Boston band MORPHINE . You can catch him playing with various bands in Cambridge ...