Purple Olive of Rosamond California

ROSAMOND CA (IFS) -- Once upon a time in the little town of Rosamond California lived several guys that went to school together and played in the elementary school band.  They continued their quest up into high school and college.  They were never that good at all.  Consistently sloppy musicians, but together they created great music.  It was a kind of magic.  They rehearsed in their garage for over two years before they played the first gig.  And almost got "boobed" off the stage.   They were not that good, however, their achievements in the music industry are profound, as members of the band went on to have careers with RCA Records, Motown Records, and Sony Music as producers, artists, and songwriters.

So one of the members of the group decided that they should make some records, and they did.  It started off with just one record on their Heavy Rock Records label, and then they exploded as single artists onto the world stage with RCA Records, Century Records, Flagg Records, Glenn Records, Motown Records, D-Town Records, Vault Records, Specialty Records,  and Fraternity Records, just to name a few labels over the years.

What was the exporting factor with this group was a quantity unknown.  It was just the way they did things that were so different.  First of all, they were the beginnings of the "Garage Bands" music.

These guys could play country music, rock, gospel, R&B, musical stage plays, and reggae music before anyone really knew what the form was.  Not that they created it or anything, but was very heavy into the introduction of it.

Purple Olive was actually three (3) groups in one.  They transformed themselves into the music of the evening and became that entity.  Depending on what was on the agenda that night, they would bring in members like Billy Foster (I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James, Chess Records), Bobby Mandolph (from the play of HAIR who doubled for Ronny Dyson), or Mark Montijo (Dogs Of War), Jimmy Winter-road, the Gilchrist Brothers (Pepper and Ernie), and many others over the years.

The band itself actually managed to hit the charts with one hit record back in 1968, with the song "MaryBeth" written by Kenny Smith and resurfaced again in the early 1990s.

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1. 08:39
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2. 09:09
   - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Lizard Lover
3. 15:27
   - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Lady Of Zanzibar
4. 19:03
   - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Journey To The Center Of Your Heart
5. 22:30
   - Purple Olive - Assassination - SDC Records -1970
6. 24:36
   - purple olive - long time gone -sdc records_mp3
7. 27:24
   - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Heartbreaker
8. 31:26
   - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Here There And Back Again
9. 35:06
   - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - I Got Your Love
10. 39:25
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - It's Just A Love Thang
11. 43:12
    - PSA - Amanda Peet - Vaccinate Your Baby
12. 43:43
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Just To Be With You
13. 46:14
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Let's Don't And Say We Did
14. 50:11
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Lost My Baby To The Highway
15. 53:20
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Mary Beth
16. 56:54
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Proud Mary Sunshine
17. 61:35
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Purple Olive
18. 64:42
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - R Mountain
19. 68:35
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Rosamond Boulevard
20. 74:05
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Run And Kiss You
21. 78:59
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - She's HOT
22. 83:02
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - The Awakening
23. 85:41
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Time For Me
24. 88:45
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - You Got A Hard Head
25. 92:15
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - Run To The River
26. 96:31
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - She's One Of Those Girls
27. 101:06
    - Purple Olive Ft Kenny Smith - Kenny Baby - If You Got A Problem Girl
28. 103:36
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