Tony's Tygers - Little By Little (1968) @ 320

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- Tony Dancy -- vocals, guitar (1965-71)

- Dennis Dunchrow -- drums (1965-71)

- Fred Euler -- bass, backing vocals (1965-71)

- Craig Fairchild -- keyboards, backing vocals (1965-71)

- Dave Kuck -- guitar, backing vocals (1965-71)

- Joe Turano -- keyboards, backing vocals (1967-71)

Having added keyboard player Joe Turano to the line up, 1968 saw the group attract the attention of owner/producer Jon Hall, who promptly signed the band to a recording contract, cutting the single 'Little By Little' b/w '' for his Teen Town label (catalog number ).  A massive hit throughout the midwest, the single began attracting national attention via a marketing deal with A&M, ultimately going top-40.  As was standard marketing procedure, Hall rushed the band back in the studio to record a supporting album.  Released as the cleverly titled "Little By Little", offered up a mixture of original material and popular covers.  

The group readily toured throughout Wisconsin and the local area, but given most of the members were still in high school and living with their parents, age posed a major problem in promoting the LP.  They continued working until 1971.  (Not that you care, but the album's listed in noted collector Hans Pokora's 2001 Record Collector Dreams.

After spending years in Southern California writing material for television shows and commercials, the early-1990s found Dancy and Fairchild back in Wisconsin where they reformed the band (with new supporting members), playing local clubs, festivals and parties.  Care about the other original members?  Kuck ranches in Wyoming, Duchrow operates an upholstery shop, Euler manages a Chicago Hyatt hotel and Turano remained in music, including a recent stint playing keyboards in Michael Bolton's road band.

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