Omd was our beer drinking mountain cruising knee slapping music I grew up listening to their music and loved their music and still do, I'm so happy to see their still going at it, I recently discovered off the beaten path and it's as good as all their seventies music I love the hell out of it Ozark mountain daredevils you guys rock I'll listen to your music till the day I die and I'd fly to anywhere in the us to see you live it's my bucket list thankyou guys you make it right God bless you all
I had a shirt Randall autographed for me during rain master. He signed it right after he sang this song. Unfortunately I lost it to 2 cat 5 hurricanes, but still got some great memories. OMD was my band back in the late 70s as a kid. My brother blasting OMD in his mustang driving around the square. Good times they were.
You are bringing up some serious memories.... True story. Myself and 2 friends were on the square one day. One friend was staring at the hubble replica in awe. He turned to my other friend and asked when they allowed people to look through it.... I had to go away.
Good song.. Makes me wanna head down to my tractor garage & fire up the ole husq. Even if it is getting dark out. Hell, it's equipped with headlights. 😁
That is a great band...Jackie blue...incredible hit...And mind you we were listening to hendrix,zepellin,black sabbath...so jam on boys we love youall.!!!
This band will always be one of my favorite bands ever. When I was 14 years old in 1976 i listened to this band over and over when most of my schoolmates were listening to KISS.
Great appreciation, Randle giving a shout out to Jerry Moss and Herb Alpert. A&M records had many hits that rang through the sixties and seventies.............
Pushing 70 here ..ALways a Daredevils fan since the begining...I remember the days you mentioned growing up ...memories you carry to the grave---thank you for the music..!
Great, better than I expected! I was a little put off at the start when Chowning is interrupted as he's about to tell a 'road story' - some woman, not the host, calls out something off-mic! What the hell? And then he told a different story. Anyway, in the end, it all got on track and there's some interesting stuff. Questions could have been better, interviewer better, but all in all not bad. Worth the listen.
It was so hard for bands in fly-over country to create commercial excitement back then. At the same time the Daredevils were getting some action, the local band Granny's Bathwater was unable to get the same traction besides being a great band.
I got to go up on stage and meet the guys after their concert at Red Rocks Park in Colorado, thanks to the guy wjho ran their fan club, (forgot his name), when i lived just 20 minutes from Red Rocks. I got the autographs from Larry Lee, who talked with me quite a bit, Steve Cash, John Dillon and Michael "Supe" Granda. They were all so nice i will never forget them or that meeting. If i could only go back in time!
Took my Xwife. At a casino in KCMO. Got sit at a table right by the stage. Met a big black haired hippy and his wife. It was a great show an night. Will never forget the evening😎👍✌✊
I remember around 73 or 74, the first song I played on my new 12 string was "Walkin Down The Road". Being a shy teenager I was sitting on the picnic table in our backyard alone in the St. Louis area and by the time I was 3 bars into it, I had a harmonica player and another guitar player joining in. Something about OMD music just draws you irresistibly in. Thank you Randle and guys for all of the joy you have brought. Stay safe and God bless.
Gosh, I wonder when this was? I first saw The Morells in 1980, but this had to be at least a few years before then. The Morells/Skeletons were my favorite band in the world! And I got to see/hear/dance to them every 6 weeks or so at the old Blue Note (Friday and Saturday night both), and even get to know them a little. Nuts! P.S. And bein' from southeast Missouri not southwest, I knew nothing about Springfield music. So, where do The Symptoms fit in?
These different groups revolved around D.C. Thompson, Lou Whitney and Marilee Whitney, his wife. Also including Ron Gremp on drums, currently playing with the Daredevils. Thompson and Whitney wanted to try something different and that was the Skeletons with Lloyd Hicks on drums and vocals, me on guitar and vocals. This particular lineup didn't last a year because I was still under contract with A&M Records, which later fell through. By that time I had left the Skeletons. They went on for a number of years and backing a time The Symptoms were actually precious to Morells. I have a live tape of the Skeletons that is pretty good. If you would want a copy it would be $12. I am currently finishing up some recordings with D. Clinton Thompson who has been my friend and musician parter since the late 60's, off and on. If you want our address our email is jaynieandrandle@gmail.com. Thanks.
Y'all got me through my first couple of years in college back in the 70's. Still love it. This interview is very insightful as I am very impressed with the level headed approach that you and the band had in that crazy world of music. Very impressive and encouraging.
Shooting beer cans... lol Going fishing all day on the Little Niangua under the J road bridge. No bathroom on a 12' V bottom, "ploop ploop"... ahhhhh. Back to fishing. Loved you guys. Thanks.
