Early Days by Arnie Ginsberg

"Myles Connor is a vivid reminder of what rock & roll means"

-- David Wild, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone

EARLY DAYS

I had my first contact with Myles Connor when He telephoned me while I was on the air with my Night Train radio show on WBOS in Boston. Myles said he heard I was going to do a record hop at Braintree Town Hall and he wanted me to have his group MYLES AND THE WILD ONES play at the hop. I said "OK, we'll see you there in two weeks".

Two weeks later I was at Braintree Town Hall. It was a big teenage record hop. Suddenly about 9:30 I heard the roar of a fleet of motorcycles outside the building; and then a group of Marlon Brando types in leather and Levis came through the door with guitars and amplifiers and plenty of attitude.

The kids in the audience didn't know what to make of the scene and neither did I. That's when I met Myles for the first time in person. He was quite gentlemanly and had a good smile on his face so I figured we better get Myles and his Wild Ones on stage as soon as possible before all hell breaks loose.

Myles and the Wild Ones rock and rolled like these kids had never heard before. They wowed the crowd….it was a real blast. By the way, it turned out that Myles was only fifteen at that time; he didn't even have a driver's license! It was clear that Myles was a guy who knew how to shake up a place. I thought this kid was gonna make history.

A few weeks later Myles called and asked if I had seen that day's Boston Globe. I said no; He said he'd been interviewed by one of their reporters concerning his vast collection of poisonous insects and dangerous reptiles.

Later I learned that Myles was becoming an art connoisseur and collector of oriental art and samurai swords. He was also becoming and expert in martial arts and eventually got his karate black belt. In fact I had a few karate lessons with Myles.

I became a fan of Myles Connor the musician. He had the ability to imitate the exact singing styles of Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. In fact I used him in a series of radio commercials for Bay State Gasoline where he sounded like a dead ringer for all four of these singers. Myles always worked his butt off perfecting his music. He also learned how to hold an audience and keep them asking for more.

So check this album out. It's worth its weight in solid gold!

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