The Guys Who Came up from Downstairs
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The Guys Who Came Up From Downstairs was a garage rock
band from Maquoketa, Iowa
that was active in the mid-1960s. The band members were Chuck Farnum, Jamie Farnum, Dave Lange, Jack Goodenow, and Mark Hanchar. Rod Reynolds was an original member also. Jamie Farnum (original member of "The Grandma's Rockers") joined the Guys for their final summer gigs. In 1969 the TGWCUFD performed on The Paul Revere and the Raiders "Happening '69" ABC-TV show in Hollywood. Copies of their 1968 vinly single, "Growth," issued by the label Fredlo Studios can be found from time to time on eBay. The song "Growth" can also be found on the now out-of-print garage-rock compilation CD Ear-Piercing Punk
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Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
band from Maquoketa, Iowa
Maquoketa, Iowa
Maquoketa is a city in Clinton and Jackson counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. Located on the Maquoketa River, it is the county seat of Jackson County....
that was active in the mid-1960s. The band members were Chuck Farnum, Jamie Farnum, Dave Lange, Jack Goodenow, and Mark Hanchar. Rod Reynolds was an original member also. Jamie Farnum (original member of "The Grandma's Rockers") joined the Guys for their final summer gigs. In 1969 the TGWCUFD performed on The Paul Revere and the Raiders "Happening '69" ABC-TV show in Hollywood. Copies of their 1968 vinly single, "Growth," issued by the label Fredlo Studios can be found from time to time on eBay. The song "Growth" can also be found on the now out-of-print garage-rock compilation CD Ear-Piercing Punk
Ear-Piercing Punk
Ear-Piercing Punk is a compilation album issued in both LP and CD formats of obscure 1960s garage rock that was originally released on AIP Records in the late 1970s...
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