The Camelots was a 1960s rock band led by

Mike Appel Mike Appel (born October 27, 1942)Eliot and Appel, ''Down Thunder Road'', p. 45. is an American music industry manager and record producer, best known for his role in both capacities in the early career of Bruce Springsteen. Appel was born in Fl ...

. Their best known singles were "The Chase", written by M. Appel and J. Borrie, and "Thirsty", written by Appel, Borrie, Booton & Mestrandrea.Marc Eliot ''Down Thunder Road: The Making of Bruce Springsteen'' 1993 p.46 "Mike Appel... We were then called The Camelots and made a record called "The Chase, " which was something of a local hit. We played all the local high schools, backed up The Marvelettes one time in a theater in Newark, New Jersey, and became a sort of house band there. We were the only white faces in this entirely black theater. All the patrons and other acts were black except for us. I was friendly with a black DJ on WNJR; he liked me and was looking for a group of solid musicians who could play everybody else 's records. That was us. We also played other venues ..."

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