Also known as: Basement Wall, The
Origin: Baton Rouge, LA, USA
This garage-punk band hailed from Baton Rouge, LA, but spent quite a bit of their tenure playing in eastern Texas. Members included Barrie Edgar (lead vocals, drums), George Ratzlaff (lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar) and founders Richard Lipscomb (lead vocals, lead guitar, sitar) and Terry Bourdier (bass, background vocals). The group formed in 1963 and honed their skills playing Beatles , Rolling Stones and other British Invasion artists. They soon became one of the most popular cover bands in the southeastern U.S. and played gigs as far away as Los Angeles, CA. They finally issued a so…