Hi Devon, I heard tom campbell, in 1973 pronounce his last name as geraychi on
k n e w in Oakland, when they were oldies, but he made an interesting mistake,
after playing time won't let me, he called the group by their correct name, as
sonny geraychi, and the outsiders, but he said that they were now precious and
few, and he meant to say climax.
Marty
On Feb 7, 2017, at 1:17 PM, Devon Wilkins wrote:
Hi, Vickie. No problem. Yeah, those darn pictures are pretty silent, aren’t
they? Lol. Yes, I got the song that Marty put on his list today, and I’m
grateful for that. Marty, if you do happen to have any more from the
sixties, I’d appreciate getting them. Thanks, everyone. Devon.
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Sorry Devon it’s just a picture. I saw links and confused it with a
download. I believe I do have Precious and Few elsewhere and will send when
I find it. Marty sent an Outsiders song to his list today, so he probably
has more, knowing Marty.
Vickie
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Hi again. I tried downloading those songs mentioned in the article, and got
absolute silence when I clicked on the links. Was anyone able to get them?
Is there any chance I might be able to get them from you? Dropbox or
Sendspace works well for me. I think I have Open Drive on this newer
computer, but I haven’t a clue how it works yet. Thanks. Have you ever had
one of those days where you have several projects on the go, but you don’t
really know where to start? That’s me today, lol. Devon.
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Hi, Vickie and all. I have a question about pronunciation of this fellow’s
last name, seeing that I’m going to do a Sixties Success Story on him and the
Outsiders this week. JAWS is pronouncing his name Jerrisy, but I have a
feeling that it should be gar as in garage, plus assi and in the female name
Cassie. Am I right, or is JAWS. Devon..
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Apparently, my friend Steve found an article and added the Climax song
Precious and Few.
Vickie
Sonny Geraci, lead singer of legendary Cleveland rock group The Outsiders,
dead at 69
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Sonny Geraci, the Cleveland-born pop singer who scored national hits as lead
singer of The Outsiders in the 1960s and Climax in the 1970s, has died,
according to multiple reports. He was 69, and had been in ill health since
suffering a brain aneurysm in 2012. (Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer)
By Michael Norman, cleveland.com The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Sonny Geraci, the Cleveland-born pop singer who scored
national hits as lead singer of The Outsiders in the 1960s and Climax in the
1970s, has died, according to multiple media reports. He was 69, and had been
in ill health since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2012.
Geraci, a graduate of John Adams High School, became lead singer of The
Starfires in 1964. The band, founded by guitarist and songwriter Tom King
soon changed its name to The Outsiders and put four singles on the U.S. pop
charts during the late 1960s, including "Time Won't Let Me," "Girl in Love,"
"Help Me Girl" and "Respectable (What Kind of Girl Is This)," a remake of the
Isley Brothers tune.
Geraci left the band in 1970, striking out on his own and eventually forming
the band Climax with Walter Nims, who had been a member of both the Starfires
and The Outsiders. That group later scored a Top 3 single with "Precious and
Few," written by Nims. Climax disbanded in 1975.
Geraci left the music business in the early 1980s, but tried a comeback,
under the pseudonym Peter Emmett, in 1983, releasing an unsuccessful album on
MCA.
Later, he played the oldies circuit, performed for a time with the Grass
Roots and toured from 2007-2012 as Sonny Geraci and the Outsiders.
The Outsiders - Time Wont Let Me (1966)
Climax-Precious & Few 1972
