The Edicates

Columbus, Ohio 1965-70. The Edicates were based out of Columbus's south side. Formed in early '65 by a couple of high school students, they took their name from a misunderstanding of "Ettiquettes". They slowly shuffled personnel, kicking out lead guitartist Jim Fox and adding keyboard player Mike Finks, until they started to click. The Edicates really made the scene when they won a Battle of the Bands against 30 other of Columbus's 'second tier' bands. The prize was a recording session at Mus-I-Col, where they recorded two originals, "Worried Mind" and "She's Gone". In January 1969, the band played the WLW-C Dance Party. The line-up was introduced as Mike Finks, Joe Dodge, Glen Cataline and Tim Fleischer.