Chain Reaction, also known as The Strangeurs, was an American
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band from
Yonkers, New York. They had two
singles
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and were most notable for having lead singer Steven Tallarico (later known as
Steven Tyler
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). They started off as the Strangers, until finding a group who already had that name, switching to The Strangeurs as a result. After a line-up change they changed their name to Chain Reaction.
Chain Reaction performed in concert as the opening act for such groups as
The Beach Boys,
The Byrds and
The Yardbirds. The band's 1966 song "When I Needed You" appeared on
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whi ...
's 1991 compilation
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album ''
Pandora's Box''.
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Thee Strangeurs line-up
*Steven Tallarico -
vocals
*Peter Stahl -
guitar
*Alan Strohmayer -
bass
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*Don Solomon -
keyboards
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vocals
*Barry Shapiro -
drums
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Chain Reaction line-up
*Steve Tally (Steven Tallarico) -
lead vocals
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,
harmonica
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,
percussion
*Peter Stahl -
guitar
*Alan Strohmayer -
bass
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*Don Sloan (Don Solomon) -
keyboards
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*Barry Shore (Barry Shapiro) -
drums
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From Barry Shapiro (11/29/2022): After Alan left the band, we hired Phil Salvagio as bass player. Phil stayed with the band for about 6 months then left.
The band then hired Marvin Pataki as lead guitarist and Peter Stahl moved over to bass.
This was the final lineup of the Chain Reaction.
Singles
*"The Sun" / "When I Needed You" (B. Shapiro - S. Tallarico - D. Solomon - A. Strohmayer - P. Stahl) 1966
*"You Should Have Been Here Yesterday" / "Ever Lovin' Man" (Don Sloan - Peter Stahl) 1968
See also
*
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whi ...
References
External links
*http://www.rockthisway.net/chainreaction.htm
*http://www.aerosmith.com/
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Hard rock musical groups from New York (state)