The Morells
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The Morells | |
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| Origin | Springfield, Missouri, United States |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1982–2002 |
| Labels | Hightone Records, Almeron Records |
| Members | Lou Whitney D. Clinton Thompson Dudley Brown Ron Gremp |
| Past members | Joe Terry Maralie |
The Morells are an American rock band from Springfield, Missouri.[1] They released an album titled Shake and Push in 1982.[2] The band's members have included bassist and producer Lou Whitney, guitarist D. Clinton Thompson, keyboardists Kelly Brown, Maralie (Whitney), Dudley Brown, and Joe Terry, and drummer Ron Gremp.[1]
As a producer and hired talent, they have worked with Dave Alvin, Jonathan Richman, Syd Straw, Robbie Fulks, The Bottle Rockets, Wilco, Carolyne Mas, The Del-Lords and Eric Ambel.
History
[edit]The band traces its roots to The Symptoms, a bar band in Springfield in 1973.[2] The Symptoms evolved into The Skeletons, which then developed into The Morells (and back and forth since).[1] In various forms they have also performed under the names The Park Central Squares and Combo.com. Several live albums have been released on Almeron Records since 2004.
Albums
[edit]- 1982: Shake and Push - Borrowed Records 3302
- 2001: The Morells - Slewfoot
- 2005: Think About It - Hightone
- 2005: Anthology Live - 101 Songs About Cars, Girls, And Food!!! - Almeron Records[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Biography by John Bush". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 0-85112-579-4.
- ^ "The Morells | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- The Skeletons and Morells fan site
- The Morells on Hightone Records
- PopMatters Review of The Morells
- Article from May 2001 "The Morells are Back"
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