Smokestack Lightnin' (band)

This article is about the American rock band. For other uses, see Smokestack Lightning (disambiguation).

Smokestack Lightnin'
Origin	United States
Genres	Rock
Years active	1967-1970
Members	Tom Beaudry Ronnie Darling Art Guy Ric Eiserling Howard Newhouse

Smokestack Lightnin' was an American rock band of the late 1960s. (As of 2024, a German band uses the same name.)

The band frequently played at the famed Sunset Strip club Whisky a Go Go. ^[1] They appeared on The Groovy Show and in the 1968 film Dreams of Glass .

Their only album, 1969's Off the Wall, has gained some respect over the years; Bones Howe produced all of their music and the album's production was staffed by members of The Wrecking Crew. The group disbanded in 1970. ^[2]

Discography

Albums

• Off the Wall, Bell Records 1969

Singles

• "Look What You've Done" / "Got A Good Love", White Whale Records 1967
• "Nadine" / "Crossroads Blues", White Whale 1967
• "Light In My Window" / "Long Stemmed Eyes (John's Song)", Bell 1968
• "Something's Got a Hold on Me" / "I Idolize You", Bell 1969
• "Baby, Don't Get Crazy" / "The Blue Albino Shuffle", Bell 1969
• "Hello, L.A., Bye-Bye Birmingham" / "Well Tuesday", Bell 1970

References

1. Billboard - 2 Nov 1968 - Page 86 NEW YORK — Bell Records has just pacted Bones Howe to produce the West Coast group of Smokestack Lightnin'.
2. Roy Liebman Musical Groups in the Movies, 1929-1970 - 2009 Page 167 0786434848 "Smokestack Lightnin' Kelly Green Ric Eiserling Art Guy (drummer); Ron Darling. A rock band of the mid-1960s, Smokestack Lightnin' frequently played at the famed Sunset Strip club Whiskey-A-Go-Go, the "in" ... Their album "Off the Wall" has gained respect over the years. All of their music was produced by Bones Howe. The group disbanded in 1970.