The early years

The SRC (short for Scott Richardson Case) was a Detroit/Ann Arbor based rock band from the late 1960's. From 1965 to 1970 they were a staple at many legendary Detroit rock venues such as The Grande Ballroom which is perhaps best remembered as the setting in which the MC5 album Kick out the Jams was recorded. Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... MC5 wearing White Panther Party buttons. ... Kick Out the Jams was the first album by Detroit protopunkers MC5, released in 1969. ...

Originally called the Ravins and then the Fugitives and formed by guitarists Steve Lyman and Gary Quackenbush, the early core of the group was granted an audition with Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Jr. who turned them down for lack of an established stage show. However, a new shape of the band began to appear after a meeting with a well known Ann Arbor area manager by the name of Hugh "Jeep" Holland. The Fugitives are a 4-part music/spoken word ensemble from Vancouver. ... Motown, also known as Tamla-Motown outside the U.S., is a record label founded on December 14, 1959 by Berry Gordy, Jr. ... Berry Gordy, Jr. ...

Holland, also a record store manager, served as Russ Gibb's booking agent and was associated with many of the top Detroit based artists of his time such as MC5, Bob Seger, The Rationals, Amboy Dukes and Thyme. While originally impressed with the bands sound, he felt it lacked a "front man" and choose to select a new singer for the band before he would sign and manage them. In the selection process Holland narrowed the search down to two singers to place in the band: Scott Richardson, the singer of a local band known as the Chosen Few or a young stock boy at his store by the name of James Osterberg (known to the masses as Iggy Pop ) who he would later place with The Psychedelic Stooges. Russ Gibb has worn many hats in his time. ... Bob Seger Robert Clark Bob Seger (born May 6, 1945 in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American rock musician who achieved his greatest success in the 1970s and 1980s. ... A Detroit-based rock band, best remembered for their hit single Journey to the Center of the Mind, the Amboy Dukes also launched the career of the Motorcity Madman, Ted Nugent. ... Species About 350 species, including: Thymus adamovicii Thymus bracteosus Thymus broussonetii Thymus caespititius Thymus camphoratus Thymus capitatus Thymus capitellatus Thymus carnosus Thymus cephalotus Thymus cherlerioides Thymus ciliatus Thymus cilicicus Thymus cimicinus Thymus comosus Thymus comptus Thymus doerfleri Thymus glabrescens Thymus herba-barona Thymus hirsutus Thymus hyemalis Thymus integer Thymus lanuginosus... Tracklisting Intro: YO! Boot Camp (Produced by Dan The Man & Dru-Ha ) And So (Produced by Curt Cazal) Lets Get Down 2 Bizness (Produced by The Alchemist) Lets Roll (Produced by Baby Paul) Welcome To Bucktown USA Featuring Scratch & Supreme (Produced by Coptic) Thats Tough [Little Bit... Iggy Pop (born James Jewell Osterberg, Jr) is an American singer, famous as the frontman of The Stooges and as a solo artist. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ...

The Scott Richardson Years

Upon the addition of Richardson, the original line up was as follows: Scott Richardson (vocals), Steve Lyman (rhythm guitar and vocals), Gary Quackenbush (lead guitar), Glenn Quackenbush (organ), Robin Dale (bass and vocals) and E.G. Clawson (Drums). Richardson drew heavy influence from the Pretty Things and based the new SRC stage show around theirs. The band recorded their first single Who's that girl and I'm so glad which was a cover version of a Cream title and released it to moderate reviews. However, fan reaction was tremendous. It was around this time that the bands members dropped out of Eastern Michigan University to work on their music. This was a risk due to the fact that these were the days when young men were being drafted for duty in Vietnam. The Pretty Things are a 1960s and 1970s rock and roll band from London. ... Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-butterfat layer skimmed from the top of raw milk before homogenization. ... Eastern Michigan University (EMU) is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. ...

Soon, the bands sound became a touch more psychedelic in nature and was influenced by the likes of Procol Harum (whom the band would later open for). This is evident on their self titled debut album which was first released by A2 or A-Square Records(Holland's label) and then picked up by Capitol Records later on. The single "Black Sheep" / "Morning Mood" was released from this album and drew a great deal of fan and media praise. The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for mind, ψυχη (psyche), and manifest, δηλειν (delein). ... Procol Harum is a British progressive rock band, formed in the 1960s. ... // A2 A2 can refer to: A2 (rocket), a German design of rocket during World War II The Zweiton (German) Stereo sound system used in some countries for their analogue television broadcasting. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // History The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at...

With growing popularity, the band split from Holland and began to open in and around Detroit for several national and international artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin and The Mama's and the Papa's among others. Soon after the success of their first record the band began to work on a second album.Milestones was released in March of 1969. From this album they released the single "Up All Night" / "Turn Into Love" (Capitol) in 1969 James Marshall Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and cultural icon. ... Interstate 80, a freeway in California with many lanes and heavy traffic. ... The Who is a British rock band that first came to prominence in the 1960s. ... The Rolling Stones are a British rock band that rose to prominence during the British Invasion in the 1960s. ... Janis Joplin on the cover of her posthumously released live album In Concert Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American blues-influenced rock singer and occasional songwriter with a distinctive voice. ... A milestone A milestone is one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median. ...

Important to note: Robin Dale was replaced by Al Wilmot and Lyman would exit the band before Milestones was completed or released. Milestones was perhaps the bands best attempt at commercial and mainstream success and was even charted in the Billboard top 250, but never reached any significant position to help SRC "break out" of the Detroit or Ann Arbor area on to more national success.

The Final Years

With a new line up in place that featured newly added Ray Goodman (who replaced Gary Quackenbush), SRC recorded and released Travelers Tale, their third and final album from the line up while it was still known as SRC. The album was a total failure showing them stylistically moving away from psychedelic rock to prog-rock resulting in the band being released from their contract with Capitol.

. In the time leading up to the break up there were several changes and attempts at recording without several of their key members who made their early sound what it was. These session remained unreleased for several years. With their popularity vanishing, Goodman was released. Soon, the band added Richard Haddad on bass (also known as "Shemp") and then after a short stint with him added Byron Coons to replace him.

Before the official break up, the band changed their name to Blue Scepter and released a cover version of the Pretty Thing's "Out in the Night" which was to be their last attempt at success. After it failed to generate any interest, the band broke up.

After The Break Up

In the years following the break up of the SRC each member went onto his own personal success. Richardson relocated to Los Angeles and became involved in films. He served as writer on Hearts of Fire, which starred Bob Dylan and worked on sets for two of the Lord of the Rings films. Gary Quackenbush went on to start SRC records and continued to session around the country. While all the members had a wonderful experience while involved in SRC and some marginal success elsewhere in other bands (such as Richardson who later worked with Ray Manzarek of the Doors), none of them even went onto a group more noted than this. On a side note "Shemp" Haddad was killed in a road accident in California and E.G. Clawson died of cancer in the late 1990's. Originally written by Scott Richardson, Hearts of Fire was rewritten by Joe Eszterhas because the studio felt that Richardson was, in their eyes, a baby writer and not experienced enough to take on the responsibility of a starring vehicle for Bob Dylan. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet whose enduring contributions to American song are often compared, in fame and influence, to those of Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and Hank Williams. ... Dust jacket of the 1968 UK edition The Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy story by J. R. R. Tolkien, a sequel to his earlier work, The Hobbit. ... link titleRaymond Daniel Manzarek (born Raymond Daniel Manczarek to Helena and Raymond on February 12, 1939 in Chicago). ... The Doors (formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California) were a popular and influential American rock band. ...

While the original line up has never reunited the band has seen a sudden rebirth in popularity since the mid-1980's. Their three albums have been re-released due to popular demand in the United Kingdom and sessions from their final years have been turned into two albums of material that were released in the late 80's and early 90's. SRC's influence spreads wide: In fact in recent years it has surfaced in Detroit News Papers that Peter Gabriel was a very big fan of SRC. In fact, he was once quoted as saying he played their first album so much, he wore the groove down. It has also been noted that the popularity SRC saw in the UK was much greater than in the United States. Cover art from the album So, Gabriels biggest commercial success Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Cobham, Surrey) is an English musician. ...

Discography

Singles

• "I'm So Glad"/ "Who Is That Girl" (1967, A-Square)
• "Get The Picture"/ "I Need You"(The Rationals) (1967, A-Square)
• "Black Sheep" / "Morning Mood" (1968, Capitol Records)
• "Up All Night" / "Turn Into Love" (1969, Capitol Records)
• "Never Before Now" / "My Fortune's Coming True" (1970, Capitol Records)
• "Born To Love" / "Badaz Shuffle" (1971, Big Casino Records)
• "Out In The Night" / "Gypsy Eyes" (1972, Rare Earth Records)

Albums

• SRC (1968, Capitol Records)
• Milestones (1969, Capitol Records)
• Traveler's Tale (1970, Capitol Records)
• "The Revenge Of The Quackenbush Brothers" (1987, Bam Caruso)
• "Lost Masters" (1993, One Way Records)

Re-Releases

• "Milestones" (1991, One Way Records)
• "Traveler's Tale" (1993, One Way Records)
• "SRC" (1993, One Way Records)
• "Black Sheep" (2000, RPM)
• As Blue Scepter

Links

- http://www.humvee.net/src/ the only src website