Origin: Boston, MA, USA
This Boston band's genesis can be traced back to the mid 60s when Eddie Mottau (guitar) and Joe Hutchinson (guitar, bass) started playing together under the name Two Guys From Boston. In 1967, the duo joined forces with Norman "N.D." Smart (drums) and Jim Colegrove (bass, guitar) to form the group the Bait Shop. Mottau and Hutchinson both knew producer Felix Pappalardi ( Youngbloods , Cream ), who they convinced to travel up to Boston from his home base in New York City to hear them play. Pappalardi liked their sound, got them signed to Atlantic Records and had their name changed to Bo Grumpus…