Voted Port Washington New York's Number One Rock and Roll group in 1964, winners of AHRC's Battle of the Bands!
Pete Maguire - bass, Ricky Cashman - lead guitar, Dave Gasman - rythym guitar, Dave Bain - piano and Johnny O'Reilly on drums!
AS THE NIGHT FLEW BY HARBOR ROAD
BABY I FEEL SO SAD
A very young Ricky and Dave!
We were 15 and 16 years old when these songs were recorded. The Shangri Las just recorded their hit single Leader Of The Pack at Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios where these recordings were also made. Ricky and Dave hooked up their guitars to the same Fender amplifiers, Dave Bain played the same piano and Johnny O'Reilly set up his drums in the same drum pit that were used in the Shangri-Las recording. An audiophile can easily hear the same tone and reverb ambiance unique to Ultra-Sonic sessions in our recordings as is heard in Leader of The Pack. The tone of the piano is the most obvious example. I lugged my 50 dollar Ted Furth transistor bass amp with screw on wooden legs to the session. It had the depth and power of a transistor radio! We pooled our money to pay for the 4 hour session on a Saturday morning. Eight songs were recorded in four hours. We should have spent 4 hours on one song! I recorded at Ultra-Sonic a few years later with The Best of Both Worlds. Their upright piano and old Fender amps were gone.
1965
THAT'S WHY!
with special guest, Willie Pevear!
1995
Home Movies from Cashstock 95!
No play list, no rehersals . . . just jammin' for fun!
TWIST AN SHOUT SEVENTH SON
Karen and The Cashettes help the Beats kick off the band's pool party reunion with TWIST AND SHOUT!
I FEEL FINE File footage:
Street musicians Ricky Cashman and Dave Bain
Ricky and Karen receive a plate of home made gabba gul
from Mrs. Manicotti at their wedding reception in 1976!
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Ricky "The Tremolo" Cashman, Ted Furth, Tommy Dunlap with Jimmy Simeone on drums! The group only played intrumentals. This was definately a gift to audiences, although one time I walked past Tommy Dunlap's house in New Salem, the garage door was open and his band was playing I Saw Her Standing There with Tommy on lead vocal . . . it was actually pretty good!
Some how I ended up with Ted Furth's black and white starter guitar (pictured above) and played bass on it until I could afford a real one.
Ricky Love's Hagstrom guitar was most most famous for breaking e-strings and staying out of tune!
Ricky still wears this madres sports court which was handed down to him by his brother, Jim.
