Willie And The Red Rubber Band - We're Comin' Up (LP 1969) @ 320

A band from Lubbock, Texas, formed in the late 1960s. During their short existence, they released two albums.

Members:

Drums – Conley Bradford

Guitar – John Buck Wilken*, Lanny Fiel

Guitar, Bass – Glen Ballard (2)

Organ, Piano, Cello – Charles Addington

Piano – Begie Chruser

Vocals, Guitar – Willie Redden

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The band is off the wall with a melting pot of styles which is   endearing. 

 They are interesting as a time capsule of the era and this really pleasant trip with roots n' roll and blues to psych sunshine pop, influenced by Ray Charles, Muddy Waters, Buddy Holly among the others.

 Trying to find anything on this band is near on impossible – but they must have had a career as this is their second album and they are on a major label (RCA). The music is a mix of rock, blues, country and soul with a dash of the avant-garde underground.  Mary Jane is their best song of their first album and Chicky – Chicky Boom Boom their greatest acid dancing hit from their second LP

John "Bucky” Wilkin, the son of Marijohn Wilkin (author of the country classic “Long Black Veil”), is most noted as a session guitarist on numerous country and rock records of the 1970s, particularly outlaw country releases by Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Kinky Friedman, and Jessi Colter. He was also a songwriter and put out a little-known solo LP. Prior to his solo album, Wilkin had been in Ronny & the Daytonas, famous for their 1964 hot rod hit “Little GTO.” Wilkin was also in the American Eagles (not to be confused with the much more famous Eagles), who also included keyboardist Chuck Leavell, and put out a single in 1969

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Willie And The Red Rubber Band - We're Comin' Up 1969 

 01. Willie And The Red Rubber Band - Show Me  (2:55)

 02. Willie And The Red Rubber Band - Last Letter From Mary  (2:44)

 03. Willie And The Red Rubber Band - Deep Eyes Of Darkness  (2:57)

 04. Willie And The Red Rubber Band - L.A. T-H-E Man  (2:42)

 05. Willie And The Red Rubber Band - Try A New Day On  (2:45)

 06. Willie And The Red Rubber Band - We're Comin' Up  (2:50)

 07. Willie And The Red Rubber Band - Watch Out Fool Self  (2:48)

 08. Willie And The Red Rubber Band - San Luis Way  (3:10)

 09. Willie And The Red Rubber Band - Everytime, And I Get Th' Blues  (3:30)

 10. Willie And The Red Rubber Band - Daddy, I Think I'm Going Blind  (2:10)

 11. Willie And The Red Rubber Band - Chicky-Chicky Boom Boom  (2:07)

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