Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds Biography
This soft rock group from Los Angeles, California, USA, consisted of guitarist Don Hamilton (originally from Wetnatchee, Washington), bassist Joe Frank Carollo (from Leland, Mississippi) and drummer Tommy Reynolds (from New York City). The members came together in Los Angeles in the early 60s as session musicians for Liberty Records, and as the mainstay members of anonymous Liberty instrumental recording act, the T-Bones. From 1964-66, the T-Bones recorded six albums, at first specializing in tunes based on surf and hot-rod themes, and then on tunes drawn from commercial jingles. T-Bones became a notable one-hit-wonder in 1965 with a number 3 pop hit, "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)". Hamilton, Frank and Reynolds finally tired of the studio grind and formed a trio under their own names, signing with Dunhill Records. The group's first hit record, "Don't Pull Your Love" (number 4 pop), in 1971, established them as a pleasing melodic rock band. Their one other notable hit was "Fallin' In Love" (number 1 pop) in 1975, on Playboy Records. It was their only single to chart in the UK, where it went to number 33. Reynolds left the group in 1972, joining another group called Shango. He was replaced by Alan Dennison (from Marion, Ohio), but the group retained its name until 1976, when it became Hamilton, Joe Frank And Dennison. Under that name, the group charted that year with "Don't Fight The Hands (That Need You)".
Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. Licensed from Muze.
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