Sea Fever

Band from Meridian, MS, active from 1967 to 1970. Originally known as The Male Box, this group was started by Ned Hobgood with George Williamson. They began playing at the King Of Clubs on Hwy. 45 just North of Meridian. They did a lot of Stones numbers. The band changed its name to Sea Fever after the drummer, Monte Royal left and Bob Peavey joined the group. Bob Peavey is Hartley Peavey's younger brother. About this time Robbie Rivers join the the band as the horn man on sax. The band's first recording was at a studio in Birmingham, AL called The Church (Boutwell Recording Studios) where the band recorded their first two songs, "Clipper Jangle" and "I Don't Want To See The Sunshine." Both were released and distributed through Rob Reetz' RAP Records on the CHUBOB Record Label. The band later recorded "Peace, Understanding & Brotherhood" written by Ned Hobgood and George Williamson at a studio (possibly Malaco Records) in Jackson, Ms, and another song at Rap Records (6) in Meridian titled "The Way To A Man's Heart Is Through His Soul". These recordings have never been released, but the master tapes are conserved. Later Frank Morris joined the band on lead guitar replacing Tommy Long in the late '60s. Ned Hobgood recalls; "the band broke up sometime about 1969-1970 for the usual reasons. Wives, girlfriends, gigs and money." Band Members: Bob Holcomb - keyboards, Tommy Long - guitar, Monte Royal - drums, Dutch Hanna - vocals, Ned Hobgood - vocals, George Williamson - bass. Later Members: Bob Peavey - drums, Robbie Rivers - sax, Frank Morris - lead guitar.