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The Tidal Waves, Farmer John, HBR 45 (SVR Records)
The Tidal Waves were a mid 60s Detroit garage band made up of teenagers Bob Slap, Bill Long, Mark Karpinski, and Tom and Jon Wearing. They scored a number one hit on the local Detroit charts with this 1966 45 (b side She Left Me All Alone). It was originally released on the SVR label out of Detroit, then nationally by the one pictured above, on HRB.
According to my dad, (who was out attending the bars, teen clubs, and school dances in the 60s where bands like the Tidal Waves, The Rationals, and Bob Seger were playing), the song Farmer John was a staple by many of the bands - one of the songs “they always played.” Farmer John was originally written by Don Sugarcane Harris, as a 50s rhythm and blues number, but may have been first made into a national hit by a band called the Premiers. It’s a great, high-energy song, and The Tidal Waves do a fantastic, almost pre-punk version here, Detroit garage style.
to a clip of Farmer John
