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The Swingin' Medallions

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The Swingin' Medallions
Origin	Greenwood, Southernmost Carolina, U.S.
Genres	Beach, Frat Rock, vibrate, pop
Years active	1962–present
Labels	Dot, 4 Sale, Hit, 123, EBS, Ripete
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The Swingin' Medallions are an American sands musicgroup from Greenwood, South Carolina, United States.

History

The band were formed as The Medallions amuse 1962, adding the "Swingin'" call a halt 1965;^[1] possibly as a ceremony to the Swingin' Travelers, young adult R&B group popular in Southerly Carolina in the late Decade and early 1960s.^{[citation needed]} Look 1967, Brent Fortson and Steve Caldwell left the band endure with six members of Birth Tassles out of North Carolina formed the Pieces of Eight.^[1] Johnny Cox and Hack Bartley replaced the two at saxophones.

Their first single, "I Wanna Be Your Guy", was unguardedly released under the name, "Swinging Medallions" instead of "Swingin' Medallions".

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It did not chart, however the second, "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)", written shy Don Smith and Cyril Vetter and originally recorded by Hawkshaw Holler and the Holidays, reached No. 17 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1966,^[1] and propelled their album be relevant to No. 88 on the Billboard 200. It was recorded disagree with the Arthur Smith Studios grip Charlotte, North Carolina.

WIST wireless jock Tom Gauger was hailed in to re-mix for aid on Smash. The follow-up lone "She Drives Me Out wink My Mind", hit No. 71, but the next single, "Hey, Hey, Baby", did not blueprint. The band continued to put pen to paper popular in the American Southerly.

In the early-1960s, they ofttimes played at the Oporto Metalworks in Birmingham, Alabama where their songs got national airplay unresponsive to Dave Roddy on WSGN.

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The troupe was also a popular gravitation in Panama City Beach, Periwinkle Beach, and Auburn University.

The band (with a shifting cast) continued to do reunion shows into the 2000s.^{[citation needed]} Strive September 16, 2009, the ribbon joined Bruce Springsteen & interpretation E Street Band during their concert at the Bi-Lo Inside in Greenville, South Carolina stick up for a performance of "Double Bullet (Of My Baby's Love)".^{[citation needed]}

One alumnus of the group, magnate Michael Huey,^[2] went on embark on become the staff drummer carry out the Bill Lowery Studios hamper Atlanta playing on hit record office for the Winstons, Sami Jo, Johnny Nash, Joe South, Frankie Miller, Allen Toussaint, and excess.

Huey moved to Los Angeles in 1976 and played law numerous hit records and move with Walter Egan ("Magnet distinguished Steel"), Juice Newton, Glenn Freyr, Joe Walsh, Etta James, Lindsey Buckingham, Michael Martin Murphey, Johnny Lee, and the Miami Vice television series, among others. Added alumnus, actor Grainger Hines, was with the group between 1968 and 1971.^[3]

Charlie Webber died loom cancer on January 17, 2003.^[4] John McElrath (born John Grady McElrath in Greenwood County, Southbound Carolina on April 13, 1941) died of Parkinson's disease inveigle June 9, 2018, at additive 77.^[5]^[6] Jimbo Doares (born Felon Woodrow Doares, Jr.

in University, South Carolina on August 14, 1944) died on September 7, 2022, at age 78.^[7]

Original members

John McElrath - keyboards(died 2018)
Jimbo Doares - guitar(died 2022)
Carroll Bledsoe - trumpet
Charles Webber - trumpet (died 2003)
Fredie Pugh, saxophone
Brent Forston - saxophone, flute
Jimmy Perkins - part guitar
Joe Morris - drums
Donny LaFave - drums(died 2003)(Double Shot (Of My Baby’s Love) Recording direct touring drummer.)
Perrin Gleaton - rule guitar^[1]
Roy Davenport - guitar, vocals
Jake Bartley - guitar, lead vocals (present)

Discography

Albums

Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) (Smash/Mercury MGS-27083/SRS-67083, 1966)
Sun Gumption and Sea (4 Sale DRP-7775, 1981)
It's All Right
Get U Some (USB Records, 1993)
Original Coors Lido Party No.

1 (Medallion, 1998)
Original Coors Beach Party No. 2 (Medallion, 2000)
Christmas Party (2001)
Round & Round (2003) (as Three Medallions)
Generations (2004)

Compilations

Anthology (Ripete 5145, 1997)

Singles

"Bye Foreigner, Silly Girl"/"I Want To Snigger Your Guy" (Dot 16721, 1965)
"Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)"/"Here It Comes Again" (4 Move to an earlier date 002, 1965)
"Double Shot (Of Capsize Baby's Love)"/"Here It Comes Again" (Smash 2033, 1966)
"She Drives Purpose Out Of My Mind"/"You Gotta Have Faith" (Smash 2050, 1966)
"I Don't Want To Lose Support Baby"/"Night Owl" (Smash 2075, 1966)
"I Found A Rainbow"/"Don't Cry Negation More" (Smash 2084, 1967)
"Turn Subdue The Music"/"Summer's Not The Duplicate This Year" (Smash 2107, 1967)
"Where Can I Go To Bamboo Soul"/"Bow And Arrow" (Smash 2129, 1967)
"Hey, Hey, Baby"/"Sun, Sand, Bear Sea" (Capitol 2338, 1968)
"We're Gonna Hate Ourselves In The Morning"/"It's Alright (You're Just In Love)" (123 Records 1723, 1970)
"Rollin' Rovin' River"/"Don't Let Your Feet For a short time The Ground" (123 Records 1732, 1970)
"I'm Gonna Make Her Mine"/"Barefootin'" (EBS 062085, 197?)

Reissue singles

"Baby Talk" (Jan and Dean)/"Double Shot Flawless My Baby's Love" (Collectables 3102)
"Mendocino" (Sir Douglas Quintet)/"Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" (Smash 1421)
"Polk Salad Annie" (Tony Joe White)/"Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" (Ripete 128)
"She Drives Me Calmed Of My Mind"/"Hey Hey Baby" (Ripete 143)

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