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The history of the Zombies
The Zombies (“She’s Not There,” “Tell Her No”) were a British band of the 60's
They released an album called Odessey and Oracle, which didn't do very well
&
The band members all went onto jobs or others projects
Two years after the breakup, the band’s U.S. label Date Records, decided to release the track “Time of the Season”.
It charted #3 and the non-existent Zombies were suddenly in huge demand.
Delta Promotions, a Dallas based company acted quickly, claimed they had legally obtained the rights to the Zombies songs and created 2 "Zombie" bands that began simultaneously touring the US
One in the North and one in the South.
Unfortunately it seems neither band had a keyboardist and Zombie songs are really,,,, heavy on keyboards.
But, strangely, no one at the multiple concerts seemed to notice or, at least, complain.
The southern Fake Zombies is where Frank Beard and Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) got their 1st professional gigs
When asked to explain his involvement and how all this weirdness got started, Dusty Hill replied,,,,
"It was the '60s, man."
The Zombies (“She’s Not There,” “Tell Her No”) were a British band of the 60's
They released an album called Odessey and Oracle, which didn't do very well
&
The band members all went onto jobs or others projects
Two years after the breakup, the band’s U.S. label Date Records, decided to release the track “Time of the Season”.
It charted #3 and the non-existent Zombies were suddenly in huge demand.
Delta Promotions, a Dallas based company acted quickly, claimed they had legally obtained the rights to the Zombies songs and created 2 "Zombie" bands that began simultaneously touring the US
One in the North and one in the South.
Unfortunately it seems neither band had a keyboardist and Zombie songs are really,,,, heavy on keyboards.
But, strangely, no one at the multiple concerts seemed to notice or, at least, complain.
The southern Fake Zombies is where Frank Beard and Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) got their 1st professional gigs
When asked to explain his involvement and how all this weirdness got started, Dusty Hill replied,,,,
"It was the '60s, man."