The Morells are an
American rock
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band from
Springfield,
Missouri
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.
They released an
album
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titled ''Shake and Push'' in 1982.
The band's members have included bassist and producer Lou Whitney,
guitarist
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D. Clinton Thompson, keyboardists Maralie (Whitney), Joe Terry, Dudley Brown...and drummer, Ron Gremp.
As a producer and hired talent, they have worked with
Dave Alvin,
Jonathan Richman
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,
Syd Straw
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Robbie Fulks
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The Bottle Rockets
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,
Wilco
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,
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 album
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s have been released on Almeron Records since 2004.
Albums
*1982: ''Shake and Push'' - Borrowed Records 3302
*2001: ''The Morells'' - Slewfoot
*2005: ''Think About It'' - Hightone
*2005: ''Anthology Live - 101 Songs About Cars, Girls, And Food!!!'' - Almeron Records
References
External links
The Skeletons and Morells fan siteThe Morells on Hightone RecordsPopMatters Review of The MorellsArticle from May 2001 "The Morells are Back"
Rock music groups from Missouri
Culture of Springfield, Missouri
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