Balladeers

Aus Massachusetts Teen Beat In The 1960s

Group from Barrington, RI that was performing and recording in MA and was active at least from 1964 to 1967.

Members

  • George Hickcox (v)
  • Edward Scanlon (g)
  • Steve Couto (d)
  • Joe Martone
  • Bobby Allen (b)

Releases

  • Cape Cod (Here We Come) / Land Of The Sea And Sun ‎(E.P. Scroggs) (CR-0001 / CR-0002) (1964)
  • Words I Want To Hear / High Flying Bird (Cori) (CR 31001) (August 1965)
  • Used To Be / Goin’ Out Of My Head (Seven Seas) (201 2015 / 201 216) (March 1967) (RI label, probably from Newport)

Info

  • Credits: J. Martone / Irving Burgie , Allen / Billy Edd Wheeler , B. Allen / Randazzo ; Weinstein
  • George Hickox died in 2010.
  • Apparently, their career was cut short when Bobby Allen, by then some kind of a celebrity, was busted for Marijuana.
  • Great info on Garagehangover.