Then he got hired by Sister Kate Taylor (James Taylor’s sister) and recorded and toured with her. Tony was from Cuba.ĪJ (Andy, lead guitar) was hired out of a Key West bar by Eric Andersen and went on to record and tour with Eric for about two years.
Lauderdale nightclub scene with various latin and rock bands. Tony, drummer, went back to playing guitar, his primary instrument. Serge, rhythm guitar, formed another group. What happened to you and the other band members after the band split up? “Mustang Sally”, “Talk Talk” (best cover), “That’s How Strong My Love Is”, two more I forgot right now. The five tune one survived and was copied to the internet. The 12 tune one was destroyed by overplaying before it was lost. There were at least two acetates: a 12 tune one of cover material and a five tune one. Once did a two band gig with Wayne Cochran & the CC Riders featuring Jaco Pastorius on bass in Key West. The Hustlers, another group managed by Steve. Miami: The Kollektion, top Miami group featuring a guitarist that went on to play for Iron Butterfly. What other groups in that area did the Cavemen compete with? We recorded about a dozen cover tunes, and a few originals for appearances on the Rick Shaw dance show which never happened because the band broke up. We would pile in the VW van and drive to Miami and spend the weekend in the studio and playing gigs that Steve had set up for us. If the Novas recorded at Criteria, it was because the other studio went out of business.Īny fun facts and stories from the making of the record? They were big competitors at the time and both studios had 4 track capabilities. Criteria was in business at the same time as the studio we recorded in. Our band manager Steve Kimball built and was the engineer for the studio. Which studio did you record the songs in? Rhythm guitar player’s father sponsored the 500 copy pressing of “It’s Trash” and “The Pillow Bit” on the label ‘Chelle which was our manager/engineer’s label, Steve Kimball. The Cavemen were more of what we would call “punk” today. The Coachmen were very much a rhythm and blues group. The Coachmen did the entire James Brown at the Apollo album. The Cavemen were very much a show band… so were the Coachmen. I came up through R&B: Otis Redding, Solomon Burke, James Brown, Sun Records, Chess Records, Motown, funk… What other big acts were your musical inspiration, (or genres)? Please name some of it. Mostly Andy’s (guitar player, solo on “It’s Trash”). The flip called “The Pillow Bit” is a ballad. I wrote the lyrics about a relationship that I was in which went bad. Lived and played mostly in Key West played road gigs in the Keys and Miami recorded in Miami.īest gig… probably the Miami shows and recording for an appearance on the Rick Shaw show in Miami which did not happen because the band broke up. Where did the Cavemen play live, and what was your best gig? How long time did the Cavemen exist before they split? Lead guitar and vocals: Andy Johnson (deceased) I got a phone call from Paulie to come join the Cavemen when they changed bass players and I came back to Key West. When the Coachmen broke up because of the draft, I went to California. Tony Rey was brought in to replace Paulie in the Coachmen. He quit the Coachmen to form the Cavemen. Paulie Walterson was the drummer for the Coachmen. The band I was in before the Cavemen was named the Coachmen. How did the group get together and where did the practice take place? I played trumpet, tuba and my parents were dancers. The Cave Men cut one of the wildest singles of the 1960s, “It’s Trash”, released on the B-side of ‘Chelle PH 148 in August, 1966.Ĭlaus Rosenblad interviewed bass guitarist Bob Jabour of the Cavemen, who also sang the lead vocal on “It’s Trash” Bob Jabour of the Cave Men at Mallory Square, Key West
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