# 1960s rock bands that are still fully intact. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 8, 2004, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235 "2004-06-08T04:34:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/21 "2004-06-08T19:08:15Z")
If you remember “Sugar Shack” in 1963, you will remember Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs. Gilmer was superimposed on the band for that song. The Fireballs had a couple of minor hits before that (Torquay, Bulldog). I saw the Fireballs just last week in Raton, New Mexico (population of about 5,000) where they all grew up and continue to live and play music. According to George Tomsco, the leader of the group, they got together in 1958 and their music has appeared in such films as _Forrest Gump, Congo_ and _From Dusk 'til Dawn_. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/22 "2004-06-08T19:14:45Z")
> [@The Asbestos Mango](#): > > Haven’t heard much from Deep Purple lately, but last time I heard, everyone who was ever a member of that band was still alive. You’re forgetting Tommy Bolin. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/23 "2004-06-08T22:28:29Z")
> [@The Asbestos Mango](#): > > don’t know if they’re still working with Steve Morse or not, but really, if Ritchie Blackmore, John Lord or Ian Paice is missing from the lineup, it really isn’t Deep Purple. Feh. Purple is Purple except when David Coverdale was doing lead vocals - though he did have the good grace to alter the lyrics of Smoke on the Water to reflect this. Blackmore only happened to be in the best line-up. Lord recently announced his permanent retirement from the band with some regret; he has a problem with his hands and he can’t play the tunes any more. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/24 "2004-06-08T23:02:39Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > As Cream? Doing Cream tunes? No, two out of three definitely wouldn’t be Cream. Clapton and Baker were both in Blind Faith and in various combinations they’ve made some guest appearances on each other solo albums. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/25 "2004-06-09T01:05:27Z")
Well, a few possible nominees: 1. If you accept duos as “bands,” the Everly Brothers, Phil and Don, are together, and touring with Simon & Garfunkel this year. (They may seem more a Fifties group than a SIxties group, but they had some big hits in the early Sixties, too). 2. Until just a few years ago, when founding member Lawrence Payton died of cancer, all of the original Four Tops were still together. The original members (Payton, Duke Fakir, Obie Benson and Levi Stubbs) stayed together for about 40 years. 3. ZZTop has had the same 3 man lineup (Frank Beard, Dusty Hill & Billy Gibbons) since the band was formed in 1970. And TECHNICALLY, 1970 is part of the decade of the Sixties! ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/26 "2004-06-09T01:29:49Z")
The 3 original members of Grand Funk Railroad: Mark Farner, Don Brewer and Mel Schacher \ toured together a couple years ago. Although I don’t think Mark Farner was a part of the most recent tour. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/27 "2004-06-09T01:51:04Z")
Rush has been together since 1974 (and uninterruptedly since 1975, when Neil Peart became the drummer), consistently putting out gold, platinum or multiplatinum albums. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/28 "2004-06-09T01:55:18Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, I think. Probably not the most famous of 60s bands, but it started the careers of Clapton and Jeff Beck among others. Also Fleetwood Mac – and I’m pretty sure the original lineup (Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Peter Green, and Jeremy Spencer) are all still alive, but no touring as far as I know. I remember seeing both Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood on the Martin Scorcese “Blues” series on PBS last year. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/29 "2004-06-09T01:55:38Z")
I saw The Guess Who in concert last year and they rocked. I _think_ it was all the original group. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/30 "2004-06-09T02:11:56Z")
AFAIK, all the members of The Move are still alive, but not performing together. Roy Wood continues to perform solo. Jeff Lynne resurfaced with a revamped ELO with Richard Tandy on keyboards in 2001 (aside from his producer duties). Bev Bevan played for Black Sabbath briefly in the 80’s before creating the stench that was ELO Part II. Trevor Burton has a new band. Rick Price appears to have retired. Ace Kefford still writes and recently released a CD of his old stuff. Carl Wayne performed with the Hollies a few years ago. ---
**Author:** ![DrMemory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DrMemory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrMemory)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/31 "2004-06-09T05:22:24Z")
Um Kalhoun,… The Monkees DO count and yes, there has been a few riunion tours Mike doesn’t go, cause he’s spending his white-out money. Although I think he did do a show or so with them in L.A. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/32 "2004-06-09T05:33:54Z")
**nitroglycerine** **Paul Revere and the Raiders** now tour with only Paul Revere as the original member. They literally have had dozens of personnel changes but perhaps their most famous lineup occurred when they released the songs “Just Like Me”, “Kicks”, “Hungry”, etc. Those people are still living _except_ their drummer Michael “Smitty” Smith who passed away in 2001. ---
**Author:** ![nitroglycerine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nitroglycerine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nitroglycerine)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/33 "2004-06-09T06:19:10Z")
? and the Mysterians are still at it too, and IIRC with the original lineup. A bit off topic, but some other nuggets era rockers that are still at while not in their original bands are the MC5s Wayne Kramer, The Rationals’ Scott Morgan, who had an underground hit singing on a 7" by The Hellacopters and Fred Cole of The Lollipop Shoppe who was one of the few garage rockers to be a part of the punk scene that came after and is still making records with his wife in the awesome band [Dead Moon](http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/7980/) ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/34 "2004-06-09T06:44:32Z")
> [@Hentor the Barbarian](#): > > Rush has been together since 1974 (and uninterruptedly since 1975, when Neil Peart became the drummer) Putting them well outside the “bands of the 1960s” that the OP was asking for. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/35 "2004-06-09T12:59:07Z")
> [@AndrewT](#): > > Putting them well outside the “bands of the 1960s” that the OP was asking for. Yes, thanks. Nor was it the first from the 70’s mentioned. I would also suggest that the OP requested “fully intact” would eliminate nearly every band that has been mentioned. But thanks for your observation regarding the parameters established in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@Mr.Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Roboto)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/36 "2004-06-11T06:01:51Z")
I am Not a Fan… The Association were recently featured in Goldmine Magazine and their Catalog has been reissued on CD. Concerning LOVE… only Arthur Lee, Johnny Echols and Don Conkin are alive Brian Maclean, Ken Forsi and Flutist Tjay Cantrelli have passed ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/37 "2004-06-11T07:25:36Z")
> [@nitroglycerine](#): > > Well, on the pre-punk side of things, there’s The Stooges who are supposed to come out with a new album in 2005 … Actually, early Stooges bassist Dave Alexander drank himself to death and saxophonist Steve Mackay overdosed. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/38 "2004-06-11T08:24:11Z")
> [@Ms Boods](#): > > Nonsense! Keith Richards doesn’t look a day over 120! > > 😃 [Bill Hicks] After a nuclear holocaust, only 2 things will be left alive. Keith, and bugs! [/Bill Hicks] ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/39 "2004-06-11T08:25:40Z")
BTW, all the members of Sabbath are still alive. Aren’t they??? ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235/40 "2004-06-11T10:11:43Z")
> [@spooje](#): > > BTW, all the members of Sabbath are still alive. > > Aren’t they??? The original four members are, yes. I can’t attest to all the ones who’ve passed through the band in the years. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-rock-bands-that-are-still-fully-intact/249235.md?page=3)