Past members Joe TerryMaralie Record label HighTone Records | Years active 1982–present Genre Rock music | |
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Labels Hightone Records, Almeron Records Members Lou Whitney; D. Clinton Thompson; Dudley Brown; Ron Gremp Albums Shake and Push, The Morells, The Best Bar Band Ever!, Think About It Similar Syd Straw, Eric Ambel, The Del‑Lords, Scott Kempner, Skeletons |
The Morells are an American rock band from Springfield, Missouri. They released an album titled Shake and Push in 1982. The band's members have included bassist and producer Lou Whitney, guitarist D. Clinton Thompson, keyboardists Kelly Brown, Maralie (Whitney), Dudley Brown, and Joe Terry, and drummer Ron Gremp.
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As a producer and hired talent, they have worked with Dave Alvin, Jonathan Richman, Syd Straw, Robbie Fulks, The Bottle Rockets, Wilco, Carolyne Mas, The Del-Lords and Eric Ambel.
History
The band traces its roots to The Symptoms, a bar band in Springfield in 1973. The Symptoms evolved into The Skeletons, which then developed into The Morells (and back and forth since). In various forms they have also performed under the names The Park Central Squares and Combo.com. Several live albums have been released on Almeron Records since 2004.
Albums
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Gettin' in ShapeShake and Push · 1982
Red'sShake and Push · 1982
Ugly & SlouchyShake and Push · 1982