The Stonemen (MA) This interesting California folk-rock outfit was originally a duo of Linda Rondstadt and Bob Kimmel known as The Kimmel Brothers, but they soon 45: No More/Where Did Our Love Go (Big Topper 1107) 196? adopted the Stone Poneys moniker and recruited Ken Edwards. Both Ken and Bob were already respected songwriters and studio musicians. This significant single is by a Fall River, Massachusetts band. No More,a moody garage ballad, has resurfaced on New England Teen Scene, Vol. 3 Their first album was produced by Nick Venet (Mad River, Leaves, (LP) and the No No No compilation (CD). (MW/ELn) Euphoria) and is really good. The material is strong (Wild About My Lovin’, Train And The River, Sweet Summer Blue And Gold) and the music and vocals extremely consistent. All the songs were written by Edwards and Stone Moses (IA) Kimmel, except for Tom Campbell’s 2.10 Train and Orion, and Little Bit Of Rain by Fred Neil. It is worth noting that all the backing musicians and ALBUM: 1 STONE MOSES (Red Rock) 1974 R1 Venet also worked with Fred Neil on his two albums recorded in 1967.

This is an obscure country-rock album from Iowa. (VJ) After two further albums the trio disbanded, although Stone Poneys And Friends was basically the original group in the studio with session players. When Different Drum became a hit, Linda went on the road with Bobby The Stone Poneys (CA) Kimmel (gtr), Shep Cooke (bs) and other sidemen. By that time, the group was defunct but Ronstadt needed the money and to support the single, Personnel: KEN EDWARDS gtr, vcls A they played a four-month tour as ‘Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys’. BOB KIMMEL gtr, vcls A LINDA RONSTADT vcls, finger cymbals A This group was dropped as soon as the tour finished and by November (JAMES E. BOND bs A) 1968 the Stone Poneys, were John Forsha (gtr), John Ware (drms), John (PETE CHILD gtr A) Keski (bs), Herb Steiner (steel gtr) and Bill Martin (piano). Herb Steiner (CYRUS FARYAR bouzouki, gtr A) recalls: “In 1968, Linda Ronstadt hired me for the Stone Poneys band as a (JOHN T.FORSHA gtr A) dobroist/mandolinist. When she found out I could play a little steel guitar (BILLY MUNDI drms A) (mostly non-pedal), she encouraged me. Michael Nesmith was a friendly acquaintance of mine, and graciously loaned me a steel guitar until I could HCP purchase one of my own. In the year I played with her we had several ALBUMS: 1(A) THE STONE PONEYS (mono/stereo) band incarnations, but the one that toured most was myself on steel, John (Capitol T/ST-2666) 1967 - Forsha on guitar, John London on bass, Johnny Ware on drums and Bill 2(A) EVERGREEN Vol 2 (mono/stereo) Martin on piano. My first gig after the Stone Poneys’ was to move to (Capitol T/ST-2763) 1968 100 Connecticut and join the Wildweeds, whose band leader, Al Anderson, 3(-) LINDA RONSTADT - STONE PONEYS AND FRIENDS went on to the NRBQ.” - VOL. III (mono/stereo) (Capitol T/ST-2863) 1968 - SC NB: (1) reissued as The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11383) Kenny Edwards went on to the Los Angeles band Bryndle alongside Peter 1975. (1) reissued on vinyl (Capitol SN-16133) 1979. (1) reissued on CD as Linda Bernstein, Wendy Waldman, Andrew Gold and Karla Bonoff. They played Ronstadt - Stone Poneys (Capitol 80128-2) 1995. (2) reissued on CD (Capitol their first show at McCabe’s in Santa Monica in 1969 and in 1970 recorded CDP-80129-2) 1995. (3) reissued on CD (Capitol CDP-80130-2) 1995. what should have been their debut album for A&M Records with newcomer producer Chuck Plotkin. Only a single, Woke Up This Morning, was ever There’s also two compilations Stoney End (Pickwick SPC 3298) 1972; and The released and was a regional hit in northern California before disappearing. Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt/Evergreen Vol. 2 (Raven RVCD-281) 2008. Bryndle soon disbanded with Andrew Gold and Kenny Edwards then forming the Rangers with Peter Bernstein (bassist of Bryndle and son of HCP composer Elmer Bernstein) and Gene Garfin on drums (ex-Comfortable 45s: So Fine/ Chair). They made demo after demo, but never got a deal. In 1973, Everybody Has Their Own Ideas (Sidewalk 937) 1966 - Andrew Gold joined Linda Ronstadt’s band, then Kenny followed suit in Sweet Summer Blue And Gold/ time for her Heart Like A Wheel album. Kenny Edwards also kept on All The Beautiful Things (Capitol 5838) 1967 - working in the California studios, notably with Bernie Schwartz and Evergreen/One For All (Capitol 5910) 1967 - Warren Zevon. Different Drum/I’ve Got To Know (Capitol 2004) 1967 13 Up To My Neck In High Muddy/ John London (real name John Kuehne) and John Ware went on to join the Carnival Bear (PS) (Capitol 2110) 1968 93 Corvettes, who also featured Bernie Leadon and Chris Darrow and cut two Some Of Shelley’s Blues/ 1969 singles for the Dot label. The Corvettes became Linda’s backing Hobo (Morning Glory) (Capitol 2195) 1968 - band in 1969 but folded in December ‘69 when Leadon joined the Flying

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