Post by Sheriff John Stone on Aug 18, 2023 12:10:52 GMT
Oh, I am sure they could have lined up a tour if they wanted to, either "slumming it" in clubs or even opening for other artists (as Carl also did in the early 80s, didn't he? Doobie Bros or something?)
A group could've been as simple as:
Carl Wilson - Vocals and guitar
Gerry Beckley - Vocals and guitar
Robert Lamm - Vocals and keyboards
Phil Galdston - Keyboards, vocals
Jason Scheff - Bass, vocals
Jimmy Hunter or Sandy Merendino - Drums
Of course, they also could have gotten others, but that was a core group apparently throughout Like a Brother material. (No idea how they split drumming duties, if it was a relatively even split or one guy only did a single tune, or what. I do see Hunter is quite an accomplished session drummer, though. His credits list is a mile long, from the Village People to Flo & Eddie to Ray Manzarek, etc.)
Quite a set list they could have put together, too! If I were them, my biggest fear would be setting the Like a Brother songs up against their more famous bands' catalogs.
Oh, good, I get to tell my Jimmy Hunter story again!
After The Doors broke up in 1973, Ray Manzarek recorded two ambitious but commercially unsuccessful solo albums - The Golden Scarab (1974) and The Whole Thing Started With Rock And Roll Now It's Out Of Control (1975). In 1977, Ray formed the band, Nite City, which recorded two albums and then disbanded. I thought Nite City was a great band and Jimmy "Mad Dog" Hunter was the drummer. Nite City's first album (the better one) featured lead singer Noah James, who abruptly left the group and disappeared, never to be heard from again. One day, in an attempt to locate Noah James, I was researching Nite City and everybody named Noah James online, and came across Jimmy Hunter's website. On Jimmy's website was a public phone number, so I thought, what the heck, I'd give him a call. I did call him and, lo and behold, he answered!
Even though I had planned the phone call in advance, I was caught off-guard when Jimmy actually answered the phone. I tried to keep the conversation light and casual, but ended up firing a bunch of questions that I had in my mind for a long time. Jimmy was very open and answered them all. Some of his answers were short, but others were more expansive. He appeared to be both outgoing and down-to-earth. He had a sense of humor. He wasn't trying to get rid of me. The conversation ended with Jimmy saying, "Hey, if you ever want to talk again, give me a call!" I thought about it but never did.
Jimmy Hunter's website:
www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjmoPLOleaAAxWyTjABHdLaBD0QFnoECBoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jimmyhunter.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw2qVHrzKmNd3CUuHNi1CnGR&opi=89978449
Jimmy's in the middle: