The Dantes
| The Dantes | |
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| Origin | Worthington, Ohio, United States |
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| Years active | 1964-1969 |
| Labels | Jamie, Cameo, Main Line |
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The Dantes were an American garage rock band from Worthington, Ohio, a suburb outside of Columbus, who were active from 1964–1969. They became one of the biggest groups in the Columbus area, scoring a #1 hit locally with their 1966 song "Can't Get Enough of Your Love", which as become highly regarded by garage rock enthusiasts and collectors.
The Dantes formed in 1964 in Worthington, a suburb outside of Columbus. The earliest version of the group was founded by Richard Wakefield, but he soon departed, and after several changes in lineup, their roster settled to Barry Hayden on lead vocals, Dave Workman on lead guitar, Lynn Wehr on rhythm guitar, Carter Holliday on bass, and Joe Hinton on drums. Singer Barry Hayden was a charismatic front man, known for his stage moves. They were influenced by British Invasion invasion groups, such as the Rolling Stones, and covered several of the Rolling Stones' songs live and on their records. The Dantes became one of the most popular bands in the Columbus area. The Dantes appeared in several battles of the bands. At a contest held at Northland Shopping Mall they, they lost to one of their chief rivals in the local scene the Rebounds, but the Dantes won their next battle of the bands (where they faced off with the Rebounds again) held at Valley Dale. Another popular group in Columbus was the Electras, later the Fifth Order (not to be confused with several other groups called the Electras during the period, such as John Kerry's band or the group from Minnesota).
The group’s managers were disc jockey, Johnny Garber and Chuck Swisher. Their first single was released in March 1966 on Jamie Records, and features its A-Side, "Can’t Get Enough of Your Love", co-written by rhythm guitarist, Lynn Wehr, and arranged by lead guitarist Dave Workman, feating Byrds' inspired 12-string guitar picking. It was backed with "80-96" on the flip side, a blues-based instrumental that begins similar to "Ain’t Done Wrong", by the Yardbirds. According to Buckeye Beat the band had intended to name the instrumental "8-69", but the record label objected, believing it would be too suggestive. The A-side "Can’t Get Enough of Your Love", became a huge local hit, reaching #1 on local station WCOL's charts. According to Hayden:
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