Around 1967 in Buffalo, New York, a group of local musicians formed a band called: The Mellow Brick Road. The band, featuring Phil and Jerry Hudson on vocals, Joe and Jim Hesse on bass and keyboards, Ralph Parker on guitar and Nick DiStefano on drums. After many hours of hard work and playing the local venues to refine their sound they score a contract to record. United Artists single “All Your Eggs in One Basket” is released under the name The Mellow Brick Road. They charted on Billboard and the love affair that Western New York has with the group explodes to full blown devotion and commitment to the band. More Singles followed including “She’s Not There” and “Music Man” on Kama Sutra. “She’s Not There” in 1969 a beautiful cover of The Zombies version sold over 200,000 copies, was a regional hit in many cities throughout the US and even charted in Greece.
The Mellow Brick Road name gives way to a new shorten name. The fans start referring to the band as, The Road and thus The Road is born. Western New York audiences cannot get enough of their favorite sons be it in clubs, free concerts or even on the radio. During the heyday of The Road they put out more Vinyl with Kama Sutra Records. They record “The Road – The One Less Traveled By” in 1969.
Tracks
1. She's Not There (Chris White) - 4:09
2. Love Is All (Nick Distefano) - 3:20
3. Love-It-Is (Harvey Scales, Rudolph Jacobs) - 4:40
4. A Taste Of Honey (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) - 2:32
5. I Can Only Give You Everything (Tommy Scott, Phil Coulter) - 2:49
6. Dance To The Music (Sylvester Stewart) - 5:22
7. Never Gonna Give You Up (Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 3:11
8. Mr. Soul (Neil Young) - 2:40
9. In Love (Jim Hesse) - 1:56
10.See You There (Phil Hudson) - 2:12
11.Rock 'n' Roll Woman (Stephen Stills) - 2:52
12.The Grass Looks Greener On The Other Side (Ken Stella) - 2:31
The Road
*Joseph Hesse - Bass
*Nick DiStefano - Drums
*Ralph Parker - Lead Guitar
*Jerry Hudson - Lead Vocals
*Phil Hudson - Lead Vocals
*Jim Hesse - Organ
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