The Blues Magoos
From New York City, New York, USA.
The Trenchcoats (1964 - 1966)
  • Emil "Peppy" Thielhelm - guitar/vocals
  • Dennis LaPore - guitar
  • Ronnie Gilbert - bass/vocals
  • Ralph Scala - keyboards/vocals
  • John Finnegan - drums
Renamed The Bloos Magoos.
The Bloos Magoos / The Blues Magoos I (1966 - 1969)
  • Emil "Peppy" Thielhelm - guitar/vocals
  • Ronnie Gilbert - bass/vocals
  • Ralph Scala - keyboards/vocals
  • Mike Esposito - guitar
  • Geoff Daking - drums
Albums:
  1. "Psychedelic Lollipop" (1966) - Singles: "(We Ain't Got) Nothing Yet" b/w "I Want It", "There's A Chance We Can Make It" b/w "Pipe Dream"
  2. "Basic Blues Magoos" (1968) - Single: "I Can Hear The Grass Grow"
  3. "Electric Comic Book" (1969)
  4. "Psychedelic Lollipip / Electric Comic Book" (2-fer) (1999)
The Blues Magoos II (1969)
  • Emil "Peppy" Thielhelm - guitar/vocals
  • Roger Eaton - bass
  • Eric-Justin Kaz - keyboards/trumpet/harp/vocals
  • John Liello - vibes
  • Dean Evanson - flute
  • Herb Lavelle - drums
Album:
  1. "Never Goin' Back To Georgia" (1969) - Singles: "Heartbreak Hotel", "Never Goin' Back To Georgia"
The Blues Magoos III (1970 - 1972)
  • Emil "Peppy" Thielhelm - guitar/vocals
  • Eric-Justin Kaz - keyboards/harmonica/vocals
  • John Liello - vibes/percussion
  • John Cooker Lopresti - bass
  • Daddy Ya Ya - percussion/tambourine
  • Pee Wee Ellis - sax/percussion
  • Jimmy Payne - drums
Album:
  1. "Gulf Coast Bound" (1970)
Eric Kaz later joins American Flyer and Fuller & Kaz.
Compilations:
  1. "Kaleidescopic Compendium: The Best Of The Blues Magoos" (1992)
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Last Revised:  March 5, 2004
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