STUDY HALL:
The Motels
If you are a devoted fan of The Motels, you can relate to the dilemma of "Where Should I Begin?". The induction of The Motels officially was in 1973, but technically true fans would argue 1971 when they were then called The Warfield Foxes. Martha Davis, one of the most recognized members of the band pumped out the vocals and played guitar while Dean Chamberlain was on lead, Chuck Wada was the second lead, Robert Newman was on drums, and Richard d'Andrea was on bass.
The Motels had a rocky road until the 1980's, and there was even some change-over in band members such as Jeff Jourard and his brother Marty who added the saxaphone and keyboard sounds to The Motels, Brian Glascock was now on drums and Mike Goodroe took over on bass. Eventually, Jeff was replaced with Tim McGovern (who just happenend to be Martha's boyfriend) and The Motels recorded their second album. Tim lasted just about a year with not only the band but Martha as well and was subsequently replaced with Guy Perry.
Was Guy Perry the "golden ticket" for The Motels? Whether or not you believe, that their next album "All Four One" hit the charts before anything was released. This was their first success in the US and it included one of their most recognzied songs "Only the Lonely". In 1983 The Motels gave us "Little Robbers" which generated "Suddenly Last Summer" and finally made their way into the Top 10.
After a few hits on their sixth album titled "Shock", in 1987 Martha decided that it was time to throw in the towel and try the crowds as a solo artist. Since then she has released solo albums and has sung on various movie soundtracks. If you were a fan of the show Bands Reunited, you might have caught a glimpse of them in 2004 or in Summer 2005 on the NBC series, Hit Me Baby One More Time.
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