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Flamin' Groovies - Headin' for the Texas Border

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The ultimate rock-track? The amazing Flamin' Groovies with Heading for the Texas Border. Covered by the Raconteurs among others. Enjoy!

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action (Live TV 1986)

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The Flamin' Groovies con esta mítica canción de 1976

flamin groovies roll over beethoven

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The Flamin Groovies (Whiskey Woman)

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Flamin' groovies - High flyin' baby

Flamin' groovies - High flyin' baby (07:11)

"High flyin' baby" by the Flamin' groovies

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Flamin' Groovies Biography

'The Flamin' Groovies' were an American rock music band of the 1960s and '70s. They began in San Francisco in 1965, founded by Ron Greco, Cyril Jordan and Roy Loney. They are perhaps best known for their song "Shake Some Action", which was later featured in the 1995 movie Clueless. The group have been called one of the forerunners to punk rock.

Their first album, 1969's Supersnazz, featured Jordan (guitar, vocals), Loney (guitar, vocals), George Alexander (bass, harmonica, vocals), Tim Lynch (guitar, harmonica, vocals) and Danny Mihm (drums). Some critics have pointed to its unsuitable production, and it contained both re-creations of 1950s rock and roll and more melodic songs that anticipated the power pop movement of the 1970s--a genre to which the Flamin' Groovies would eventually contribute significant work. Their second album, 1970's Flamingo, was considered by critics to be a stronger effort. Teenage Head was released in 1971 and is listed in the 2006 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

In 1971, Loney left the band and was replaced by singer and guitarist Chris Wilson (born 10 September 1952, Waltham, Massachusetts), who, along with Jordan, began to move the group in a more overtly power-pop direction. Between 1971 and 1976, very little was heard of the group except their 1972 anti-drug song "Slow Death" (co-written by Loney). In 1976, they teamed up with British producer Dave Edmunds, and recorded Shake Some Action.

After some re-recordings of their older material featuring only Jordan and Alexander from the original band, the Groovies disbanded in 1992.

According to a poster in the collection of the concert promoter Bill Graham,, The Flamin' Groovies headlined the Azkena outdoor rock festival in Mendizabala, Spain on September 11, 2004. In 2005, Jordan founded a new band, Magic Christian.

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Flamin' Groovies's Best Songs

  • 1. Shake Some Action
  • 2. Teenage Head
  • 3. You Tore Me Down
  • 4. I Can't Hide
  • 5. Slow Death
  • 6. Yes It's True
  • 7. High Flyin' Baby
  • 8. I'll Cry Alone
  • 9. Doctor Boogie
  • 10. Please Please Girl
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Flamin' Groovies Discography

Flamin' Groovies albums.

  • Step Up - (Aim Records/AU)
  • Shake Some Action - (Sire Records/US)
  • Teenage Head - 08/1971 (Kama Sutra/US)
  • Supersnazz - (Epic/US)

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