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Randall) played throughout 1965. Towards the end of the year fellow Oak Cliff musician Jimmie Vaughan, later of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, did a several month stint with the group. In early 1966, the roster that most consider the definitive lineup of the group and that recorded the officially released version of "It's a Cry'n Shame," included Seab Meador on lead guitar and vocals, Mike Kelley on guitar and vocals, Tim Justice on drums, as well as new members Bruce Bland on bass and Tommy Turner on keyboards. This incarnation solidified into a driving rock band that was a popular live act. They played venues such as Louann’s Club and The Studio Club in Dallas and Panther A’Go-Go and The Box in Ft. Worth. Later that year, The Gentlemen opened for James Brown at the Dallas Convention Center. The Gentlemen also opened for Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels and
551:- According to Markesich, the recordings for "Beg, Borrow of Steal" and "Here I Cannot Stay" were done by Boyd Rec. Studio. But, more specifically, based on other references and quotes by drummer Tim Justice, the acetates were recorded at Sumet Studio, which was located downstairs in the same building, and then mastered upstairs by Boyd Recording Services. In addition, Justice indicates (see Bishop) that the later songs, "It's a Cry'n' Shame" and "You Can’t Be True," were also recorded at Sumet and mastered at Boyd, then released on Vandan.
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show on the bill with several other bands at a large auditorium in south Dallas. The promoters had to provide police protection for the band, who were greeted by a queue of screaming girls begging for autographs. According to
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which included the B-side song "It's a Cry'n Shame" alongside "Somebody to Love" by
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146:, Texas who were active between 1964 and 1968. It was originally released as the B-side to "You Can't Be True" but has become by far the better-known song. "It's a Cry'n Shame" has been included in several garage rock compilations and is now recognized as one of the greatest songs in the genre.
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Cry’n Shame’. Therein lies the genuine spontaneity that makes it pure straight ahead punk rock, I suppose. ...Seab Meador had a gaping hole in the center of his Vox Super Beatle so that he could stick his guitar neck inside to get the Fuzz tone that is prevalent on "Cry’n Shame."
252:"It’s a Cry’n Shame," is often mentioned as one of the greatest songs in garage rock. It has been referred to by the G45 Legends listings as “One of the top 10 tracks to play to anyone you need to convert to ‘60s-garageism." In Mike Markesich's
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609:– According to drummer Tim Justice: "The Gentlemen didn’t release any more singles, though an acetate does exist of earlier recordings from 1965, ‘Beg, Borrow Or Steal’ and ‘Here I Cannot Stay’."
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