The Young Adults

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The Young Adults were an American rock quintet based in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were formed by vocalist/saxophone player Bruce McCrae (aka Rudy Cheeks), vocalist/drummer David Hansen (aka Sport Fisher), drummer Jimmy Whittle, piano player Jeff Shore, guitarist Ed Vallee, and bassist Roy Gilley in the early 1970s. [1]

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The former founding Young Adults band member, Thom Enright, died on February 20, 2012, aged 59, from brain cancer. [2] [3] [4]

In April 2016, McCrae (as The Fabulous Motels/The Young Adults/Rudy Cheeks) was among the inductees who were brought into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame (RIMHOF). [5]

Discography

Side A
  1. "Complex World" (4:39)
  2. "A Power Tool Is Not a Toy" (4:12)
  3. "Beer" (3:04)
  4. "Summer Song" (3:45)
  5. "Men" (6:10)
Side B
  1. "Meat Rampage" (4:58)
  2. "Christmas In Japan In July" (3:20)
  3. "Meeting Girls" (3:41)
  4. "New Deal" (3:57)
  5. "Drunken Celebrities" (5:42)

Members

References

  1. ↑ "Rudy Cheeks, Young Adults, Fabulous Motels – 2016". Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame. 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Thom Enright". Thomenright.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ Lennon, Sheila (February 21, 2012). "Blues guitarist Thom Enright,59, dies of brain cancer". Providence Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  4. ↑ Scharfenberg, David (February 21, 2012). "Enright Dies". Providence Phoenix. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  5. ↑ ChrisS. "GoLocalProv | Lifestyle | Herb Weiss: Abate Joins Exclusive Class of Musicians". GoLocalProv. Retrieved July 27, 2017.


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