Also known as: Aardvarks, The [MI, USA]
Origin: Muskegon, MI, USA
This western Michigan band formed in late 1964 as the Hitchhikers but later changed their name to the Aardvarks by arbitrarily pulling the word from the first page of the dictionary. Original members included Darrell Dingler (lead vocals, bass, harmonica), Gary "Sticks" Walker (drums), John Carter (guitar) and Rick Spratt (guitar). It was this lineup that recorded the excellent 'Higher Than I'm Down', which was written by Dingler and can be found on the A-side of their first single, issued on the band's own Vark label in May, 1966. In late 1966, Spratt left the group and Rick Kuerth (keyboards…