Also known as: Teddy Boys, The
Origin: Hyde Park, NY, USA
This upstate New York band started life as the Teddy Boys in 1964 with members Guy Masson (vocals, guitar, percussion), Bob Ronga (bass), Tom Smith (vocals, guitar) and Tony Van Benschoten (vocals, guitar). They issued four singles on three different labels, including a great Wayne Shanklin cover of 'Jezebel' and a cowbell smothered version of the Kinks' 'Where Have All The Good Times Gone', both in 1966. They then briefly changed their name to Pinocchio & The Puppets in early 1967 and released the awesome psych instrumental 'Fusion' b/w 'Cowboys And Indians' on the Mercury label. In 1968, the…