Also known as: Cryan' Shames, The
Origin: Hinsdale, IL, USA
This Chi-town area band, originally known as the Travelers, changed their name to the Cryan' Shames in 1966. Original personnel included Tom Doody aka "Toad" (lead vocals), Jim Fairs (lead guitar), Dave Purple aka "Grape" (bass, keyboards), Gerry Stone aka "Stonehenge" (guitar), Jim Pilster aka "J.C. Hooke" (drums, tambourine, vocals) and Dennis Conroy (drums). Pilster was the member who finally came up with a name for the group, calling it a "Cryan' Shame" that they were all having so much trouble deciding on a moniker. Also, as a side note, Pilster was nicknamed "J.C. Hook" because he was bo…