Don and the Goodtimes
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| Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
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| Years active | 1964-1968 |
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| Past members | Don Gallucci Bobby Holden Dave Child Don McKinney Jack Ely Pierre Ouellette Jim Valley Charlie Coe Rob "Buzz" Overman Joey Newman Jeff Hawks |
Don and the Goodtimes were an American garage rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1964. Fronted by Don Gallucci, former keyboardist of the Kingsmen, the group made a name for itself in the Northwest rock scene performing in a similar style as their contemporaries the Wailers and the Sonics. Over time, Don and the Goodtimes developed vocal harmonies and earned two hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967, including their biggest hit "I Could Be So Good to You". The band released their album So Good, and later reconstructed itself as the psychedelic rock group Touch, before disbanding in 1969.
Don Galluci (keyboards) had prior experience in the Northwest rock scene as a member of the Kingsmen. With the group, Gallucci enjoyed early success with the national hit, "Louie, Louie", a song on which he is featured playing the signature keyboard riff. However, Gallucci, who was 15 years-old at the time and too young to tour, was forced to resign from the Kingsmen in early-1964. Gallucci formed his own group with Bobby Holden (drums), who Gallucci had initiated jam sessions with at a nightclub called the Chase. Members from Holden's former band, the Invaders, joined Holden, including Dave Child (bass guitar) and Don McKinney (saxophone, vocals). Ex-Kingsmen Jack Ely (vocals) was with the group very briefly, and Pierre Ouellette (lead guitar) formerly of Paul Revere and the Raiders rounded-out the remainder of the original Don and the Goodtimes line-up.
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