Bo Grumpus

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BO GRUMPUS was formed in Boston in 1967 & are not to be confused with the group using the name in the 1990s. N.D. Smart & Jim Colegrove traveled from Ohio to team up with guitarists, Eddie Mottau & Joe Hutchinson. Eddie & Joe had performed as a duo in the mid-sixties called 'Two Guys From Boston'. They had done some recording with Noel 'Paul' Stookey as their producer, but had only one single released on the Scepter label. ND had met the Two Guys when they performed in Dayton, Ohio at a local folk club called The Lemon Tree. ND recorded & performed with them, & they soon asked him to join full-time. ND then asked Jim Colegrove to join them on bass, & the band was formed. The group first performed at The Loft on Charles Street in Boston using the name The Bait Shop. It wasn't long before Eddie & Joe called their friend Felix Pappalardi in New York to come to Boston to hear the group. Felix played bass with The Two Guys on their recordings, & by this time, Felix already produced The Youngbloods for RCA, & was in the midst of recording Cream for their upcoming 'Disraeli Gears' LP. Felix came to Boston & heard the group. He & his partner, Bud Prager liked the band & set about to secure a recording & publishing deal for them. The Bait Shop moved to New York City in June, 1967 & prepared to record. The first of many changes occurred when Felix asked the band to change their name. His suggestion was a name that his wife, Gail Collins, came up with. Gail was an artist & had a drawing

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Before the War

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Before the War [2008]

Before The War (Remastered)

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Pushing The Norton: The Ace Cafe Compilation

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Fools On The Hill Vol 11: Maybe In A Dream

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Psychedelic Obscurities Volume 3

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Pushing the Norton

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Oozings from the Inner Mynde - Volume 16: Walls, Complex & Striped

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Travelin' in the Dark

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Plays String Band Classics

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The Tale of a Bumble-Bee

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Psychedelicized Radio

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