Tony & The Bandits - It's A Bit of Allright

[7arsehle6]

Saw The Bandits play at the Gentry Den, mid 60s, Middletown Ohio. Could tell their talent was great, and could go far into the beyond. The breakup was unfortunate. Thanks for this video and a trip down memory lane. Can more of the band members names be noted?

[nwa2664]

Stepping stones...Drummer Bill Albaugh and guitarist Bill Bartlett went on to form Lemonpipers (Green Tambourine), then Bartlett played lead guitar and sang Black Betty with Ram Jam. Not bad!

[nickjames46]

the singer is a lennon type

[peace2baby]

Sounds more Folk-Rock-y to me--fun!

[harvey1954]

No matter what you do, Freddie, point directly to the camera every five seconds if you want to be a star.

[12347771]

I remember this Shindig. 9th grade 1965. I thought...hmmm...a Beatle Guy, a Spoonful guy and a McGuinn guy (on bass). With a hack throwaway cliche of britspeak for the invasion influence, Cinncinatti, corn belt garage had it all over the scrub where I lived. Didn't someone here end up in the Raspberries? or The Gentrys???? Time loses all............love to you all....

[9graff9]

i say we build a damn time machine and go crash all these shindigs!!! whos with me!!!???

[evancasto]

HOLY SHIT! I love this band, and I live in CINCINNATi!!!!

[Niksgrammie]

I can't believe how far things.. have changed.. good to see it, I come back and listen every now and then..

[KoivuTheHab]

Nice tune. I'd leave 'punk' out of the tags tho, this has nothing to do with punk.

[kingvidiot66]

In your opinion maybe, but most 60's geeks consider this garage punk, look it up.

[KoivuTheHab]

It's not an opinion, it's a fact.

[kingvidiot66]

In my opinion it's garage punk.

[Glendoras]

@KoivuTheHab Punks who played rock and pop in their parents garage, of course it's GARAGE PUNK! ;-) It doesn't have to sound like Sex Pistols to be punk.

[KoivuTheHab]

@Glendoras They weren't punks... More like mods really look at them(and listen). This is Garage Beat at best and I wouldn't even put it in that category. Way too melodic to be put in any of these genres.

[Glendoras]

@KoivuTheHab Well, they aren't the ultimate examples of sixties punk rockers, but they do not look very Mod either, at least not as sharp dressed as the Brit Mods of the same era... I understand your point of view, but to almost every sixties garage punk rock 45 theres a moody ballad on the flip (or vice versa). Anyway, it's a great tune!

[KoivuTheHab]

@Glendoras There was no punk in the 60's, the term itself only described a genre in the early 70's. Punk and sixties have nothing to do with each other, there is no such thing as 60's punk or punk rockers.

[Glendoras]

@KoivuTheHab Of course, you're right. It has been labeled as 60's garage punk later. Call it what you want, but people still refer to it as 60's garage punk and everyone knows what they are refering to. At the time it was probably refered to as Pop. Who really cares.

[kingvidiot66]

This kind of music was being called / labelled punk in the early 70's before the Ramones, Sex Pistols etc. Check out some old issues of Bomp magazine. When the 70's punk thing came along the name was hi-jacked for the new movement. Hence the later classifications of 60's punk and then garage punk.

[iiCanibal]

@KoivuTheHab In Everyones opinion thats someone in my family that i just found out lol :P So i think its fine whatever it is!

[robost]

Is that Al Franken in the glasses?

[ekatona10]

@robost That is BILL BARTLETT of the LEMONPIPERS (GREEN TAMBOURINE) in the glasses

[robost]

I was joking, but thanks for the info.

[djboony]

massive bag a steaming shite

[cuzindavewilson]

Wow, flashback, high school friend Bobby Dudak (grannie glasses) on bass

[RhodeRunnerDon]

Check out Dude Dudak on 7 Day Blues Band in Texas ! Donnie

[cuzindavewilson]

Hey RRD,thanks for the tip on Dude Dudak.

[steverlfs]

Ivan and the Sabers, part of which became the Lemon Pipers, released one single "Cherry Pie". Their guitarist was Rick Coghill, later with the band Lamb. The Sabers would sell out whatever venue they played, as they were not only fantastic musicians but utterly hilarious. I would give anything to see them just once again! Anyone got a video of them?

[westrokker]

cherry pie was hit when I was in high school, maybe 69,or 70?

[CrankedUpReallyHigh]

You mean that "Great Potato Famine" song? Pretty hokey jug band stuff, IMHO...

[CrankedUpReallyHigh]

Browne came from a band called Ivan & the Sabres. Have one single by them that's not very good (kinda jokey jug bandy stuff). Not sure if they made any others...

[TopshelfTom]

That Ivan & The Sabres record is great! Was their only release before becoming the Lemon Pipers though.

[ValsHere]

I love the set and the way the band is posed for maxium exposure to all the young shrieking ladies.

Love the hair and clothes too!

:)

[mndandy]

Don't see enough guitar heroics like the ones seen here at 1:15. That is the right stuff!!!

[Niksgrammie]

I love it, I didnt know what happened to Tony. I first met him just before the Bandits disbanded, and took on the name Lemon Pipers.. At that time they were fresh from a stay in California. They kept bouncing between Dayton and Cincy. Anyone know where he (or Bill) is now ? Actually I didn't call him Bill, It was a dif name .. I said fit him better.. we use to laugh because He knew immediately who it was.. because I used that other name for him. I wasn't real fond of Ivan, For many reasons.

[nmcityrocker]

I still run into Tony from time to time here in New Mexico; would be glad to pass along a message.

[dooko321]

Can you tell him his nephuie said hi ? please.. erm, if he still remembers my name ;P?

[dooko321]

Tony Brazis is my great Uncle lol...

[DRIVEIN101]

Great group! Got both of their singles on Coral. "(Oh No) I Can't Lose" and "The Sun Don't Shine Now That You're Gone" are true gems.

[cubs68]

Can't believe I found this... never knew they mutated into the Lemon Pipers. Met Tony many years ago in New Mexico and still run into him from time to time. If anyone here is in touch with him, tell him Ron the Lip ( the harp and sax player) says hey and that I just forwarded this video to a bunch of old Albq musicians.

[josenanito]

nice song do you how cai get that song

[rickjcr0715]

This group basically became The Lemon Pipers.  The lead singer, Tony Bravis, left for another group, and Ivan Browne was brought in and became lead singer. Bill Bartlett later became part of Ram Jam, who had a hit with Black Betty

[smokeyburgess]

Saw Tony and the Bandits in a band competition at an amusement park in Cincy in around 1965. They won the competition, beating out Bo Dollar and the Coins (my ex-brother in law's brother was the drummer and lead singer in that band) and others. I remember the Bandits running away from screaming female fans and almost running over my little niece, who was only about a year old. My brother in law wanted to kick their butts, but they got away!

[beatbands1966]

good band. I can't lose is my fave. Great post, thx