The Fugitives (10)

1960's Garage rock band, from Birmingham, Michigan, USA. The Fugitives started out under the name The Tremelos when pianist Glenn Quackenbush met drummer Elmer Clawson . The original line-up was completed with bassist John Boyles , lead guitarist Rett Nichols and Glenn's younger brother Gary Quackenbush. Initially they played only instrumentals songs but some time later they began doing vocal songs ,at which point bassist John Boyles also took on lead vocals, being that he was the best one in the band to handle the singing. Whilst playing at a "New Year's Eve Party" the band were introduced to Edward 'Punch' Andrews and his friend Dave Leone. Both men, saw themselves as being big-time record moguls, and liking what they had seen, convinced the band that they should be recording and Dave Leone had just the song. A fan of the TV show The Fugitive, Leone had written a song with the same title, and then convinced The Tremelos to record it and also change their name to The Fugitives. Dave Leone then decided to contact the makers of the TV Show to get the permission to use the title. But the shows producer Quinn Martin shut him down as far as rights and usage of the show's name.Dave decided to put the record out as 'A Fugitive'. February 1964 and The Fugitives recorded 'A Fugitive'. Dave Leone managed to get it released on 'D-Town Records', a local small R&B label.