10 Forgotten 60s Bands That Vanished Without A Trace

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[@MirlitronOne]

Procol Harum existed for the lifetime of founder Gary Brooker and maintained a huge following right up to his recent death. The Zombies became Argent (with Russ Ballard) and Colin Blunstone pursued a successful solo career. Later, Argent and Blunstone reunited and toured as the Zombies again for many years. Both bands were far from "Vanished Without A Trace".

[@tonyhonour665]

The Zombies released an album in 2023. I picked up a copy at Colin Blunstone's excellent solo show last year.

[@mjemigh3304]

@@tonyhonour665 It's probably over now, considering Argent's health, but they were performing even a year or so ago. And it was the original guys until a few years ago. Collin's voice is stronger than ever! Isn't that weird?

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

No-one promises you a career in music, and to have even brief fame or commercial success is by far the exception rather than the rule. I consider myself to have been successful because I managed to make a living for a few years as the bassist in a college/university circuit band. I don't regret my band breaking up because by that time I had other agendas that weren't compatible with constant touring, and frankly, I never want to work that hard ever again ! There are MANY former pro musicians who feel exactly the same.

[@johnmiller5679]

Two of the members of The Turtles were in Frank Zappa and the Mothers and then they became Flo and Eddie. The rest of the band disappeared but not those two.

[@mooseknuckle8946]

Well let's see. Procol Harum produced blues ledgend Robin Trower who continues to tour. The Zombies are in the RRHF and Rod Argent became a prog staple. Almost all of the American bands on this list did not play their own instruments on the recordings. That task was given to LA studio aces the Wrecking Crew.

[@bobturnley2787]

Every decade from the 50s through the 80s saw a wholesale turnover of names that got radio promotion. Radio always wanted to move on to the next big thing and leave the stars of the previous decade behind with few exceptions. Bands could stick around and play their old hits as long as they could find work. But their time on the charts and on TV was over. That changed in the 90s since music has been stuck in a rut for the last 30 years.

[@mjemigh3304]

Are you kidding? Gary Brooker kept Procol Harum going right up to his death. He leaves with us HUGE output of recordings. Others, like The Turtles, The Zombies, The Raiders and my late friend Rob of The Grass Roots never stopped entertaining audiences for decades. Oh, and learn how to pronounce odyssey.

[@MrEnglish150]

Owe Dess e ?

[@johnaquillo3397]

Your pronunciation of "Odessey" is completely wrong. It's an accidental misspelling of Odyssey by somebody in the printing department at the record company at the time (check this out on the web and Wikipedia), but it is still pronounced as "Odyssey". Once they printed the the record cover it couldn't be changed for financial reasons. The band members themselves and rock music historians always pronounce it as "Odyssey" while also pointing out the misspelling (and probably having a laugh as well). This fact is well known - except by this narrator!