Origin: Mansfield, OH, USA
The question of who was the "real" Ohio Express is difficult to answer. The first record credited to the band was 'Beg, Borrow And Steal', a U.S. and Canadian Top 40 hit in late 1967; however, exactly the same record had initially been issued by the Rare Breed in early 1966 on the Attack label. With no group available to promote the single by playing live dates, Super K Productions hired a Mansfield, OH band known as Sir Timothy & The Royals and renamed them the Ohio Express. The lineup consisted of Doug Grassel (rhythm guitar), Dale Powers (vocals, lead guitar), Dean Kastran (bass), Jim Pfahl…