The Woolies were an American
rock
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band from
Lansing
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,
Michigan
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. It was formed in 1964 by
Bob Baldori, Stormy Rice, Jeff Baldori, Ron English, and Bee Metros.
[- Ankeny, Jason "The Woolies" allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 August 2009.] Their cover of "
Who Do You Love?" became a regional hit when it was released as a single in 1966. "Who Do You Love" peaked at # 95 on
the Billboard Hot 100
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.
dropped the band after they failed to achieve much further success. In 1968, Stormy Rice left the band to begin a solo career and was replaced by Zocko Groendahl.
The Woolies final release, a compilation of songs dating from 1965 to 1975 was titled ''Ride, Ride, Ride''.
Discography
Albums
* ''Basic Rock'' (1972)
* ''Live at Lizards'' (1973)
* ''Ride, Ride, Ride'' (2006)
Singles
* "Black Crow Blues" (1965)
* "
Who Do You Love?" (1966)
* "Duncan and Brandy" (1967)
References
External links
City Pulse Woolies 50th Anniversary interview, June 2015*
(Rusted Chrome: Southeast Michigan's Bands and Musicians, 1966–72)
* https://michiganrockandrolllegends.com/index.php/mrrl-hall-of-fame/392-woolies
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Musical groups from Detroit
Musical groups established in 1964
Rock music groups from Michigan