Gremmies

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The Gremmies

1964 – 1965

Spring, 1964: A new band forms called The Gremmies.  The lineup is: Jim Larkin (Southwest High School) on rhythm guitar and lead vocals; Jim Belleau (DeLaSalle High School) on lead guitar and vocals; Tom Kain (Southwest High School) on bass guitar; and Pete Huber (Benilde High School) on drums and vocals.  The band obtains their strange name from the title of a 1963 novelty song on Capitol Records, “Some Gremmie Stole My Hair Bleach”, recorded by Jack Marshall, a successful guitarist, record producer and composer in Los Angeles.

The band plays all cover songs, including numerous songs by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, and play frat parties and high school dances, most of which are at DeLaSalle High School and Southwest High School, both in Minneapolis. 

October, 1965: The band breaks up. 

UPDATE

December, 2010: Pete Huber reports the band recorded one of their jobs on a reel to reel tape, however, the location of the tape is unknown.

Photos

CDs

(cds here)

Bandtree

The  Gremmies                           BAND  TREE        

 

The  Gremmies  1964 – 1965

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Jim  Larkin                                                          The  Gremmies

Rhythm  Guitar  /  Lead  Vocals                             The  Rave-ons

1964 – 1965                                                           The  High  Spirits

                                                                             The  He–Too’s

                                                                             The  Stillroven

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Jim  Belleau                                                         The  Gremmies

Lead  Guitar  /  Vocals                                          

1964 – 1965                                                          

                                                                            

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Tom  Kain                                                           The  Gremmies

Bass  Guitar                                                         

1964 – 1965                                                          

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Pete  Huber                                                         The  Rugby’s

Drums  /  Vocals                                                   The  Gremmies

1964 – 1965                                                           Jokers  Wild

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Where are they now?

The  Gremmies                Where  Are  They  Now  ?       

 

The  Gremmies  1964 – 1965                                         

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Jim  Larkin                                                          Active  in  Music               

Rhythm  Guitar  /  Lead  Vocals                                      No

Doing  What  ?…………………………………………………………..   Living  in  Arizona

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Jim  Belleau                                                         Active  in  Music

Lead  Guitar  /  Vocals                                                     No

Doing  What  ?…………………………………………………………..   Living  in  Minnesota

 

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Tom  Kain                                                           Active  in  Music

Bass  Guitar                                                                   No

Doing  What  ?…………………………………………………………..   Living  in  Minnesota

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Pete  Huber                                                         Active  in  Music

Drums  /  Vocals                                                             No

Doing  What  ?…………………………………………………………..   Working  for  Allina  Medical

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Interview

(interview here)