240:, but the original lineup disbanded in 1966, before the final (and most popular) release of "The Little Black Egg." The reformed Nightcrawlers did one more single for Kapp, "My Butterfly" written by band members Sylvan Wells and Rick Hollinger, in a more hard rock vein and then disbanded. The original main songwriter, Charlie Conlon, later reformed the group under the name "Conlon and the Crawlers", although the group did not record after 1967. The group continued with different members including Marshall Letter and eventually disbanded in 1970. In 2000, a retrospective CD with 24 cuts by the original members was released by Big Beat/London, England.
32:
221:. The single ultimately reached number 85 on the US national charts and number 74 in Canada after its third re-release in 1967. The group released three other singles: "Cry," "A Basket of Flowers," and "I Don't Remember." The five original members were Tommy Ruger (drums); Rob Rouse (vocal, tambourine); Charlie Conlon (bass, vocal); Sylvan Wells (lead guitar and harmonica); and Pete Thomason (rhythm guitar, vocal).
100:
266:
At the behest of Ajaye Agency in
Cincinnati, Rick Hollinger reformed the Nightcrawlers in 1968 in Tallahassee, Florida, for the express purpose of taking them to Ohio because the song "Little Black Egg" was enjoying a resurgence. Besides Rick, the group members were Gary Sockwell on drums, Eddie
267:
Everette on lead guitar and vocals, Rod
Vaillancourt on keyboards and vocals and Steve Flacy on bass guitar. They worked for years in a multi-state area but never issued additional recordings. Rod Vaillancourt and Steve Flacy went on to work with
243:
Although the group never gained wide fame, the simple riff of "The Little Black Egg" made it a favorite cover for garage bands of each musical era since the 1960s. It was covered in the 1990s by
487:
482:
502:
285:
Original bassist/vocalist
Charlie "Chuck" Conlon (born Charles Richard Conlon on February 23, 1947) died from complications from a stomach ulcer in
497:
492:
53:
99:
477:
359:
75:
405:
306:
278:
Original drummer Tommy Ruger (born Thomas
William Ruger on November 30, 1946) died from complications of diabetes in
46:
40:
57:
343:
207:
118:
327:
286:
279:
214:
20:
229:
233:
251:
also covered "The Little Black Egg." On
September 19, 2008, the world premier of the film
462:
307:"A Bit Like You And Me / 60s Music Blog: The Nightcrawlers - Sally in Our Alley (1966)"
256:
244:
218:
471:
434:
272:
268:
260:
237:
447:
263:
claimed that when he was a teen the record sparked his interest in "odd songs".
217:", which was written in 1965 for an Easter concert in which the band opened for
203:
129:
225:
133:
455:
439:
248:
384:
188:
25:
224:
Their sound is described as sparse folk rock, popularized by
271:
in a band called
Sweetheart and Rod later recorded with
255:
was held at the 6th annual
Daytona Beach Film Festival.
253:
406:"Tommy Ruger, drummer with the Nightcrawlers, dies"
183:
179:
153:
149:
139:
125:
114:
109:
90:
344:"Prologue: Transistor Under My Pillow, A Memoir,"
213:The group is best known for their hit single, "
8:
236:mid-1960s bands. They released one album on
309:. Abitlikeyouandme.blogspot.com. 2013-06-07
463:Head Heritage review of "Little Black Egg"
349:, by Irwin Chusid (A Cappella Books, 2000)
98:
87:
328:"RPM Top 100 Singles - February 11, 1967"
76:Learn how and when to remove this message
39:This article includes a list of general
19:For the Scottish house music group, see
360:"Tommy (Thomas William) Ruger Obituary"
298:
488:Musical groups disestablished in 1975
7:
483:Musical groups established in 1965
45:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
503:1975 disestablishments in Florida
282:on December 11, 2013. He was 67.
30:
289:on August 22, 2023. He was 76.
498:1965 establishments in Florida
410:The Daytona Beach News-Journal
1:
493:Musical groups from Florida
435:The Nightcrawlers Biography
519:
104:The Nightcrawlers' only LP
18:
478:American folk rock groups
459:, Macrovision Corporation
443:, Macrovision Corporation
97:
16:American garage rock band
60:more precise citations.
208:Daytona Beach, Florida
119:Daytona Beach, Florida
110:Background information
446:Unterberger, Richie "
433:Unterberger, Richie "
346:Songs in the Key of Z
449:The Little Black Egg
287:Kirkland, Washington
280:Port Orange, Florida
215:The Little Black Egg
21:Nightcrawlers (band)
232:, and other post-
230:The Beau Brummels
202:were an American
200:The Nightcrawlers
197:
196:
92:The Nightcrawlers
86:
85:
78:
510:
421:
420:
418:
416:
402:
396:
395:
393:
392:
381:
375:
374:
372:
370:
356:
350:
341:
335:
334:
332:
324:
318:
317:
315:
314:
303:
234:British Invasion
193:
190:
189:thenightcrawlers
156:
142:
102:
88:
81:
74:
70:
67:
61:
56:this article by
47:inline citations
34:
33:
26:
518:
517:
513:
512:
511:
509:
508:
507:
468:
467:
430:
425:
424:
414:
412:
404:
403:
399:
390:
388:
383:
382:
378:
368:
366:
358:
357:
353:
342:
338:
330:
326:
325:
321:
312:
310:
305:
304:
300:
295:
206:band formed in
187:
154:
140:
121:, United States
105:
93:
82:
71:
65:
62:
52:Please help to
51:
35:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
516:
514:
506:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
470:
469:
466:
465:
460:
444:
429:
428:External links
426:
423:
422:
397:
387:. Oldies Music
376:
351:
336:
319:
297:
296:
294:
291:
257:Outsider music
245:The Lemonheads
219:The Beach Boys
195:
194:
185:
181:
180:
177:
176:
175:
174:
171:
168:
165:
162:
157:
151:
150:
147:
146:
143:
137:
136:
127:
123:
122:
116:
112:
111:
107:
106:
103:
95:
94:
91:
84:
83:
38:
36:
29:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
515:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
475:
473:
464:
461:
458:
457:
452:
450:
445:
442:
441:
436:
432:
431:
427:
411:
407:
401:
398:
386:
380:
377:
365:
361:
355:
352:
348:
347:
340:
337:
329:
323:
320:
308:
302:
299:
292:
290:
288:
283:
281:
276:
274:
270:
264:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
241:
239:
235:
231:
227:
222:
220:
216:
211:
209:
205:
201:
192:
186:
182:
178:
172:
169:
166:
164:Pete Thomason
163:
160:
159:
158:
152:
148:
144:
138:
135:
131:
128:
124:
120:
117:
113:
108:
101:
96:
89:
80:
77:
69:
59:
55:
49:
48:
42:
37:
28:
27:
22:
454:
451:album review
448:
438:
413:. Retrieved
409:
400:
389:. Retrieved
379:
367:. Retrieved
363:
354:
345:
339:
322:
311:. Retrieved
301:
284:
277:
273:Artimus Pyle
269:Adrian Belew
265:
261:Irwin Chusid
252:
242:
238:Kapp Records
223:
212:
199:
198:
173:Chuck Conlon
170:Robbie Rouse
167:Sylvan Wells
155:Past members
141:Years active
72:
63:
44:
415:January 13,
369:January 13,
259:specialist
204:garage rock
161:Tommy Ruger
130:Garage rock
66:August 2014
58:introducing
472:Categories
391:2014-08-23
364:Legacy.com
313:2014-08-23
293:References
41:references
226:The Byrds
210:in 1965.
145:1965–1970
134:folk rock
456:Allmusic
440:Allmusic
249:The Cars
184:Website
54:improve
385:"News"
126:Genres
115:Origin
43:, but
331:(PDF)
417:2019
371:2019
191:.com
453:",
437:",
247:.
474::
408:.
362:.
275:.
228:,
132:,
419:.
394:.
373:.
333:.
316:.
79:)
73:(
68:)
64:(
50:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
