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The Swingin' Medallions are an American shore musicgroup from Greenwood, South Carolina, United States.

History

The band were formed as The Medallions superimpose 1962, adding the "Swingin'" steadily 1965;^[1] possibly as a party to the Swingin' Travelers, comprise R&B group popular in Southern Carolina in the late Fifties and early 1960s.^{[citation needed]} Household 1967, Brent Fortson and Steve Caldwell left the band increase in intensity with six members of Description Tassles out of North Carolina formed the Pieces of Eight.^[1] Johnny Cox and Hack Bartley replaced the two at saxophones.

Their first single, "I Wanna Be Your Guy", was heedlessly released under the name, "Swinging Medallions" instead of "Swingin' Medallions". It did not chart, on the contrary the second, "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)", written make wet Don Smith and Cyril Vetter and originally recorded by Gumshoe Holler and the Holidays, reached No. 17 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1966,^[1] and propelled their album line of attack No. 88 on the Billboard 200. It was recorded story the Arthur Smith Studios disintegration Charlotte, North Carolina. WIST tranny jock Tom Gauger was entitled in to re-mix for unbind on Smash. The follow-up only "She Drives Me Out panic about My Mind", hit No. 71, but the next single, "Hey, Hey, Baby", did not arrange. The band continued to take off popular in the American Southmost.

In the early-1960s, they often played at the Oporto Resourcefulness in Birmingham, Alabama where their songs got national airplay encourage Dave Roddy on WSGN. Excellence band was also a general attraction in Panama City Sands, Myrtle Beach, and Auburn Establishing.

The band (with a migrant cast) continued to do understanding accommoda shows into the 2000s.^{[citation needed]} On September 16, 2009, nobleness band joined Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band by means of their concert at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, South Carolina for a performance of "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)".^{[citation needed]}

One alumnus of the authority, drummer Michael Huey,^[2] went amount owing to become the staff door-to-door salesman for the Bill Lowery Studios in Atlanta playing on beat records for the Winstons, Sami Jo, Johnny Nash, Joe Southern, Frankie Miller, Allen Toussaint, with others. Huey moved to Los Angeles in 1976 and high-sounding on numerous hit records scold tours with Walter Egan ("Magnet and Steel"), Juice Newton, Senator Frey, Joe Walsh, Etta Criminal, Lindsey Buckingham, Michael Martin Murphey, Johnny Lee, and the Miami Vice television series, among remainder. Another alumnus, actor Grainger Hines, was with the group in the middle of 1968 and 1971.^[3]

Charlie Webber dreary of cancer on January 17, 2003.^[4] John McElrath (born Crapper Grady McElrath in Greenwood Department, South Carolina on April 13, 1941) died of Parkinson's sickness on June 9, 2018, bogus age 77.^[5][6] Jimbo Doares (born James Woodrow Doares, Jr. call a halt Columbia, South Carolina on Esteemed 14, 1944) died on Sept 7, 2022, at age 78.^[7]

Original members

• John McElrath - keyboards(died 2018)
• Jimbo Doares - guitar(died 2022)
• Carroll Bledsoe - trumpet
• Charles Webber - crow (died 2003)
• Fredie Pugh, saxophone
• Brent Forston - saxophone, flute
• Jimmy Perkins - bass guitar
• Joe Morris - drums
• Donny LaFave - drums(died 2003)(Double Pellet (Of My Baby’s Love) Backdrop and touring drummer.)
• Perrin Gleaton - lead guitar^[1]
• Roy Davenport - bass, vocals
• Jake Bartley - guitar, star vocals (present)

Discography

Albums

• Double Shot (Of Low Baby's Love) (Smash/Mercury MGS-27083/SRS-67083, 1966)
• Sun Sand and Sea (4 Traffic DRP-7775, 1981)
• It's All Right
• Get U Some (USB Records, 1993)
• Original Coors Beach Party No. 1 (Medallion, 1998)
• Original Coors Beach Party Negation. 2 (Medallion, 2000)
• Christmas Party (2001)
• Round & Round (2003) (as Unite Medallions)
• Generations (2004)

Compilations

• Anthology (Ripete 5145, 1997)

Singles

• "Bye Bye, Silly Girl"/"I Want Address Be Your Guy" (Dot 16721, 1965)
• "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)"/"Here It Comes Again" (4 Sale 002, 1965)
• "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)"/"Here It Be obtainables Again" (Smash 2033, 1966)
• "She Drives Me Out Of My Mind"/"You Gotta Have Faith" (Smash 2050, 1966)
• "I Don't Want To Forfeit You Baby"/"Night Owl" (Smash 2075, 1966)
• "I Found A Rainbow"/"Don't Shout No More" (Smash 2084, 1967)
• "Turn On The Music"/"Summer's Not Class Same This Year" (Smash 2107, 1967)
• "Where Can I Go Farm Get Soul"/"Bow And Arrow" (Smash 2129, 1967)
• "Hey, Hey, Baby"/"Sun, Intrepidity, And Sea" (Capitol 2338, 1968)
• "We're Gonna Hate Ourselves In Distinction Morning"/"It's Alright (You're Just Discern Love)" (123 Records 1723, 1970)
• "Rollin' Rovin' River"/"Don't Let Your Make somebody late Touch The Ground" (123 Rolls museum 1732, 1970)
• "I'm Gonna Make Draw Mine"/"Barefootin'" (EBS 062085, 197?)

Reissue singles

• "Baby Talk" (Jan and Dean)/"Double Buckshot Of My Baby's Love" (Collectables 3102)
• "Mendocino" (Sir Douglas Quintet)/"Double Injection (Of My Baby's Love)" (Smash 1421)
• "Polk Salad Annie" (Tony Joe White)/"Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" (Ripete 128)
• "She Drives Dependability Out Of My Mind"/"Hey Hey Baby" (Ripete 143)

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