Guide to “The Chimes” (Dothan Rock Band) Collection

Record Group 219

Date Span:  1968

Extent: Single, 45-rpm vinyl record

Historical Sketch:  The Chimes was a band from southeastern Alabama. The band included Doug Morris (bass), Doug's brother David Morris (drums), Frank Tanton (keyboards and guitar) and a variety of guitarists, including Bruce Wallace, John Bedsole, David Adkins, and Lamar Alley. Bass player Doug Morris was eventually replaced by Kenneth Griffin. The band played at several local venues, including Little Wheels Enlisted Men's Club at Ft Rucker and regional teen Dance halls. The Chimes released only one record, a 45rpm "single" featuring “#38” and “Foolish Pride,” for the Matrix label in 1968.  [Sources: Technicolor Web of Sound, http://www.techwebsound.com/playlistdetail.cfm?artist=122 accessed Aug 23, 2016;  "Zero , Northwest Florida" http://robertoreg.blogspot.com/2005_10_02_archive.html (Frank Tanton's 2005 email to the Zero proprietor)]

Scope / Content: Single recording, Side A and B, of songs from The Chimes.  Side A is "#38" written by Douglas Huber runtime 2:28, and side B is "Foolish Pride" written by D. Morris and G. Brown, runtime 3:02.  Produced by Douglas Huber for Matrix.  Code S-777.

Provenance:  Purchased from Tom Funk of Lake Ariel, PA, via eBay.

Preferred Citation:  The Chimes (Dothan Garage Band), RG 219, Wiregrass Archives, Troy University Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.

Access: Open, published materials

Date processed:  August 23, 2016

Processed By: MTO

 

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