The 63 Crayons was a

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band affiliated with the Elephant 6 musical collective. Formed in

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, USA, band members Charlie Johnston (guitar, vocals), Suzanne Allison (keyboards, vocals) and Ben Davis (

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and sampled sounds) moved to

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, in 2003, where they were joined by

Derek Almstead Derek Almstead (born August 23, 1974) is an American musician/engineer closely tied to The Elephant Six Collective. Background Born in Lexington, Virginia, he spent his childhood in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and later Manassas, Virginia. In 1995 he mov ...

(drums). Both their 2002 EP, ''Spread the Love'' and their 2004 full-length album, ''Good People'' were released by

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. Their last album, ''Spoils For Survivors'', was self-released. Allison and Johnston also performed with the Elephant Six Orchestra under the name of The 63 Crayons on the first

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Holiday Surprise Tour in 2009. The Holiday surprise line-up had Charlie Johnston (vocals, guitar), Allison (drums),

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(drums), Theo Hilton (bass guitar),

John Fernandes John Kiran Fernandes (born November 21, 1975) is an American multi-instrumentalist musician. Professional career Fernandes, along with several other members of the Elephant Six Collective, joined the acclaimed psychedelic pop group The Olivia ...

(violin) and

Julian Koster Julian Koster (born July 26, 1972) is an American multidisciplinary artist. As a musician he is a member of the Elephant 6 Collective, the leader of The Music Tapes, and a member of Neutral Milk Hotel. He is known for writing, directing, and act ...

(banjo). Johnston also helped to produce and engineer the second full-length release by the Athens-based band

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called ''

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''. Former band members include Marshall Young (drums), Michelle Ferguson (bass guitar), Joseph Davis (bass guitar) and Sam Lunsford (drums).

Discography

References

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63 Crayons Live at Little Kings, August 11, 2006

Photos by Deadly Designs, Caledonia Lounge, December 1,2007
{{DEFAULTSORT:63 Crayons Rock music groups from Virginia Rock music groups from Georgia (U.S. state)

Discography

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