Benway - The Sonics (1960s Garage Band)

For this weeks post, I have decided to look into the garage band, The Sonics.  The earliest formation of the band started when Larry and Andy Parypas bought guitars and an unidentifiable bass.  With a little help and support from their mother, who was also a musician that occasionally fooled around with new sounds, they began practicing.   In 1963, the two brothers added Bob Bennett on drums and piano player Jerry Roslie.  From their on, their career would continue on.

In 1964, the band would meet Buck Ormsby of Etiquette records.  With his help, they were able to find a unique sound that have never been heard before.  They would be the first band to be known for punk rock.  Their first song, The Witch, would not be taken well by most radio stations and a good amount of work had to be put in to try to get it aired. However, their next few songs would become much more popular and not have any trouble trying to gain fame.

To get a good an idea of what The Sonics sounded like, here is their original song, The Witch.