It's March 1966, and the Emeralds are hot!Hailing from Greenwood, Indiana, the boys, from top of ladder:
Pat Gwynn - Drums
Dale Young (Center Grove High School) - organ
Dave Church (far left) - rhythm guitar
Roger Craig - bass guitar
Dan Weaver (far right) - lead guitar
The Emeralds placed 1st in the Johnson County Fair competition,
1st in the Greenwood Battle of the Bands,
and 10th in Young America band battle at the State fair.
They even appeared on local TV showing their chops.
Showing off 5 of the 800 copies pressed on the Honey label (Bloomington? Confirmation?) the Emeralds were seemingly off to bigger things.
Hear that first 45 now!
Emerald City
Like Father, Like Son
As it seems all bands change personnel, Dave Wilson replaced Dale Young on organ. And the Boroughed Tyme were born. I've also seen it as:
Borrowed TymeBoroughed Tymes.
Shown here heading to Chicago and the TeenAge World's Fair, and a recording session at Recordings Unlimited.
Then of course I lose track of them. What happened to that session, and/or the tapes?
What other bands did the boys go to? What happened to their Fan Club (that's right, they had a fan club!) ?
The 60's hoosier band fans want to know!
Dale Young, Ralph Wilson, & Bob Francis replaced Dave Wilson, Dan Weaver, & Roger Craighead Continuing on with Dave Church and Pat Gwynn to complete the Borroughed Tyme and performed their last performance in summer of 1968. As for the future in 1973 thru 1974 Dale Young and Dave Church combined with Jeremiah Hoover, Tommy Lanham, & Allen Haltom to rock em hard with the band Called Freeway that performed in the Central Indiana area Nightclubs. Only Demo tapes remain from those performances. More on the collective history of Roger Craighead and Dale Young, of whom continued of throughout the 70s,80s, & 90s!!
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ReplyDeleteMy name is Dale Young and my e-mail address is irishkeysi@yahoo.com I can add some history from through the late-60s,70s,80s,90s, and early 2000s for members of Emeralds and Borroghed Tyme. These members include Dave Church, Roger Craighead, Dale Young, & some history on Ralph Wilson.
You see the Borroughed Tyme had changes to it, until it performed it's last gig in the summer of 1968. Through the history of Emeralds and Borroughed Tyme there was always a certain magic that was collective. Maybe it was Dave Church's lead vocals, or the sincerity of Pat Gwynn's presence on percussion. The material they performed was always the latest hits, & always strong with dance rhythms. There was a certain pride to keep the show rolling continuously without dead gaps. If the band didn't sweat, it wasn't giving it's best!!!
hey! irishkeysi@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleter u getting Dale Young's comments???????????
...exeptional find, a real gem (specially the b-syde)
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My name is Dale Young and my e-mail address is irishkeysi@*****.com I can add some history from through the late-60s,70s,80s,90s, and early 2000s for members of Emeralds and Borroghed Tyme. These members include Dave Church, Roger Craighead, Dale Young, & some history on Ralph Wilson.
ReplyDeleteYou see the Borroughed Tyme had changes to it, until it performed it's last gig in the summer of 1968. Through the history of Emeralds and Borroughed Tyme there was always a certain magic that was collective. Maybe it was Dave Church's lead vocals, or the sincerity of Pat Gwynn's presence on percussion. The material they performed was always the latest hits, & always strong with dance rhythms. There was a certain pride to keep the show rolling continuously without dead gaps. If the band didn't sweat, it wasn't giving it's best!!!
Tarantino's gonna love this if he gets his mitts on it...
ReplyDeleteAnd how about that Dale Young dropping in..'mazing
Hi, I just came across a few OLD Clean Large photos of Dale Youngs in his Costume n' Guitar on Stage and a pic of Buffalo Boone. If any one is interested, please contact me. It is in a promotional folder from them in Madison , TN Turtlescreek@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteMy name is Pat Gwynn, the drummer for the Emeralds (I started at 12 years old in 1964) and the Boroughed Tyme (until the summer of 1967 when my family moved to Terre Haute, IN). Our business card (yes, I still have a couple) spelled it Boroughed Tyme (no s). The meaning was "The Small Town Time" since Greenwood was a small suburb of INDY in those days. I have pictures, newspaper articles, and a lot of stories from those days. Unfortunately, Dave Church succumbed to throat cancer contracted from Agent Orange while serving with the USMC in Vietnam. Dale Young passed away several years ago from an undisclosed illness; his daughter informed me. I have lost contact with the other members of the group. I was not the first drummer for the Emeralds; a fellow named Clay H was first. When he quit the group, my older sister (who was friends with the band members) got me the tryout. I have a lot of memorabilia from those days! By the time I was 15, I was making more money playing drums part-time than my dad made working full time! In 1967, we were members of the American Federation of Musicians, Indianapolis local, making about $21 per hour doing what we loved most (playing music)! Those were good days!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you Pat! Contact me at vinylfool@gmail.com so we can fill in some blanks about the Emeralds.
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