Bob Markley

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Bob Markley (August 25, 1935, Tulsa, Oklahoma – September 9, 2003, Gardena, California) In 1960, Bob Markley, the adopted son of an oil tycoon, and a law graduate, moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment. He was already a local TV personality in Oklahoma, but his initial attempts to develop a Hollywood career, either in movies or as a pop singer, met with little success. At around the same time, brothers Shaun and Danny Harris, children of composer Roy Harris, also moved to Los Angeles, and by 1963 had both begun playing with a teen surf band, the Snowmen. When they started attending Hollywood Professional School in 1964, they met up with Michael Lloyd, who had been playing in several groups, latterly with the Rogues. The Harris brothers and Lloyd decided to form a new band, initially called The Laughing Wind, and they recorded demos for a mutual friend, record producer Kim Fowley. Fowley already knew Markley, and suggested that the band use some of the latter’s lyrics. In 1965, Fowley arranged a private party in Markley’s mansion at which the Yardbirds performed, and which the Harris brothers and Lloyd also attended. Markley was impressed by the large number of teenage girls attracted by the band, and the much younger musicians were impressed by Markley’s financial resources and potential ability to fund good quality equipment and a light show. Fowley encouraged them to join forces and, with the addition of drummer John Ware, The West Coast Pop Art Experi

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The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band Companion

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Markley, A Group

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The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band Companion v a

Markley - A Group

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cafe zoom compilation #331

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cafe Zoom compilation #333

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The West Coast Pop Art Experimantal Band Companion v a

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Bob Markley

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1995-01 - Natural Mystic [Remastered]

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band ‎Companion

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