Chain Reaction (band)
Appearance
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Origin | New York City, United States |
Genres | Garage rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock |
Years active | 1964–1968 |
Labels | Date Records, Verve Records |
Past members | Don Solomon Peter Stahl Alan Strohmayer Steven Tallarico Barry Shapiro |
Chain Reaction, also known as The Strangeurs, was an American rock band from Yonkers, New York. They had two singles and were most notable for having lead singer Steven Tallarico (Steven Tyler, as he would later come to be known). They started off as the Strangers, until finding a group who already had that name, switching to The Strangeurs as a result. After a line-up change they changed their name to Chain Reaction.
Chain Reaction performed in concert as the opening act for such groups as The Beach Boys, The Byrds and The Yardbirds. The band's 1966 song "When I Needed You" appeared on Aerosmith's 1991 compilation box set album Pandora's Box.[1]
The Strangeurs line-up
- Steven Tallarico - drums/vocals
- Peter Stahl - guitar
- Alan Strohmayer - bass
- Don Solomon - keyboards/vocals
- Barry Shapiro - drums
Chain Reaction line-up
- Steve Tally (Steven Tallarico) - lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
- Peter Stahl - guitar
- Alan Strohmayer - bass
- Don Sloan (Don Solomon) - keyboards
- Barry Shore (Barry Shapiro) - drums
Singles
- "The Sun" / "When I Needed You" (B. Shapiro - S. Tallarico - D. Solomon - A. Strohmayer - P. Stahl) 1966
- "You Should Have Been Here Yesterday" / "Ever Lovin' Man" (Don Sloan - Peter Stahl) 1968
See also
References
- ^ Huxley, Martin (1995). Aerosmith: The Fall and the Rise of Rock's Greatest Band (1st ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 7–8, 10. ISBN 978-0-312-11737-5.