Ron Meagher
Ron Meagher | |
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Background information | |
Born | (1941-10-02) October 2, 1941 (age 82) Oakland, California, U.S. |
Genres | Folk rock, pop rock, garage rock |
Occupation | Bassist |
Years active | 1964–present |
Ron Meagher (born October 2, 1941) is an American musician, best known as the bassist of the rock band The Beau Brummels.
The Beau Brummels
When guitarist-songwriter Ron Elliott was putting the band together in 1964, he asked a friend, Kay Dane, if she knew any good bass players.[1] Dane recommended Meagher, but cautioned, "He's kind of weird. He has long hair!"[1] After joining the band, Meagher proved to be important to the band's image, as he was one of the first American rock musicians with Beatlesque hair.[2] In addition to providing backing vocals, Meagher sang lead on occasion, as on "They'll Make You Cry," a song from the band's 1965 debut album, Introducing the Beau Brummels.[2] Meagher appeared with the band in the 1965 science-fiction/comedy movie Village of the Giants, which was featured in a 1994 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.[3] He remained with the band as it reduced from a quintet to a trio by 1967's critically acclaimed album Triangle.[4]
During the recording of the band's next album, 1968's Bradley's Barn, Meagher was drafted, becoming one of the few musicians from a well-known rock band to serve in the military at the height of the Vietnam War.[2] Over the next three decades, Meagher has also participated in several Beau Brummels revivals, most notably in the mid-1970s when the band released a 1975 self-titled reunion album.[5] After he was discharged two years later, Meagher played in the Black Velvet Band with former Beau Brummels bandmate Declan Mulligan.[2]
Discography
References
- ^ a b Tahsler, Bruce (2007). Garage Bands From the Sixties, Then and Now (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Teens 'N Twenties Publications. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-4243-1813-1.
- ^ a b c d "Ron Meagher – Biography". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ Renzi, Thomas C. (2004). H.G. Wells: Six Scientific Romances Adapted for Film (2nd ed.). Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-8108-4989-1.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie (2000). Urban Spacemen and Wayfaring Strangers: Overlooked Innovators and Eccentric Visionaries of '60s Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. pp. 180. ISBN 978-0-87930-616-8.
- ^ March, Jeff; Childs, Marti (1999). Echoes of the Sixties. New York: Billboard Books (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). p. 136. ISBN 978-0-8230-8316-9.
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- Sal Valentino
- Ron Elliott
- Ron Meagher
- Declan Mulligan
- John Petersen
- Don Irving
- Dan Levitt
- Introducing the Beau Brummels
- The Beau Brummels, Volume 2
- Beau Brummels '66
- Triangle
- Bradley's Barn
- The Beau Brummels
- Continuum
- From the Vaults
- The Best of The Beau Brummels 1964–1968
- Autumn of Their Years
- San Fran Sessions
- Live!
- Magic Hollow
- "Laugh, Laugh"
- "Just a Little"
- "You Tell Me Why"
- "Don't Talk to Strangers"
- "Good Time Music"
- "One Too Many Mornings"
- "Here We Are Again"
- "Don't Make Promises"
- "Magic Hollow"
- "Lift Me"
- "Long Walking Down to Misery"
- "Cherokee Girl"
- "Down to the Bottom"
Category:The Beau Brummels
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