Marty Feier
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Marty Feier is an American
drummer
and music producer. He is best known for his musician/producer role with 1313 Mockingbird Lane
and for his work backing guitar pioneer Link Wray
. He also portrayed Ringo Starr
while touring worldwide with The Cast of Beatlemania
.
.
's double platinum Combat Rock. The album featured five original songs and a cover of "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'", originally released by Crazy Elephant
in the late 1960s.
, New York
garage rock
band with a name inspired by The Munsters
television mansion address, 1313 Mockingbird Lane's drummer Steve E. Luv departed and was replaced by Marty Feier. Feier soon added production to his role in the band's recordings. Their second release, The Second Coming Of 1313 Mockingbird Lane (Scarab Records, 1989) was voted by regional news publications as one of the "top local recordings of 1989". They would go on to release a full-length album together, Have Hearse Will Travel, in 1990 on Sundazed Records
.
, which starred members of the successful Broadway show, Beatlemania
. The press noted that they weren't great lookalikes, but that they faithfully reproduced the sound and feel of The Beatles
. For these live performances, Feier donned a mop-top wig behind his 1965 Ludwig
Black Oyster drum kit.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
and music producer. He is best known for his musician/producer role with 1313 Mockingbird Lane
1313 Mockingbird Lane
1313 Mockingbird Lane is an American garage rock band whose name was inspired by The Munsters television mansion address. The group formed in the late 1980s in Albany, New York, touring extensively, and releasing at least nine different 45 rpm records, LP records, and CD recordings...
and for his work backing guitar pioneer Link Wray
Link Wray
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer....
. He also portrayed Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
while touring worldwide with The Cast of Beatlemania
The Cast of Beatlemania
The Cast of Beatlemania is a U.S. Beatles' tribute band formed in 1980. The Cast is one of longest running Beatles' tribute band in the world. The group currently features Lenie Colacino, a former cast member of the 1977 Broadway musical Beatlemania. The group has performed in all contiguous U.S...
.
Career
Marty Feier's career has spanned a diverse set of musical experiences and collaboration.Link Wray
Feier entered the public eye as the percussionist backing Link Wray on his albums Live in '85 (January 1986) and Born To Be Wild (1989), filling the spot vacated by Anton FigAnton Fig
Anton Fig , known as "The Thunder from Down Under" is a session drummer, noted for his work in David Letterman's house band, the CBS Orchestra. Letterman often refers to Fig as "Anton Zip"or "Buddy Rich Jr."...
.
Revolver
Revolver was Feier's next project to release recorded tracks, an indie band formed in 1985. Revolver's Scratch & Dent EP was released by Slinky Records, having been produced by Feier and engineered by Joe Blaney, who had done the same for The ClashThe Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
's double platinum Combat Rock. The album featured five original songs and a cover of "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'", originally released by Crazy Elephant
Crazy Elephant
Crazy Elephant was a short-lived American bubblegum pop band noted for their 1969 hit single, "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'". Crazy Elephant was a studio concoction, created by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz of Super K Productions...
in the late 1960s.
1313 Mockingbird Lane
An AlbanyAlbany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
garage rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
band with a name inspired by The Munsters
The Munsters
The Munsters is a 1960s American family television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of monsters. It starred Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster and Yvonne De Carlo as his wife, Lily Munster. The series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and popular family entertainment of the era,...
television mansion address, 1313 Mockingbird Lane's drummer Steve E. Luv departed and was replaced by Marty Feier. Feier soon added production to his role in the band's recordings. Their second release, The Second Coming Of 1313 Mockingbird Lane (Scarab Records, 1989) was voted by regional news publications as one of the "top local recordings of 1989". They would go on to release a full-length album together, Have Hearse Will Travel, in 1990 on Sundazed Records
Sundazed Records
Sundazed Records is a record label based in Coxsackie, in the Catskills of New York. It specializes in obscure and rare recordings from the 1950s to the 1970s.Label founders Bob Irwin and his wife Mary started the label in 1989...
.
The Cast of Beatlemania
Feier departed 1313 Mockingbird Lane for a full-time touring gig with The Cast of BeatlemaniaThe Cast of Beatlemania
The Cast of Beatlemania is a U.S. Beatles' tribute band formed in 1980. The Cast is one of longest running Beatles' tribute band in the world. The group currently features Lenie Colacino, a former cast member of the 1977 Broadway musical Beatlemania. The group has performed in all contiguous U.S...
, which starred members of the successful Broadway show, Beatlemania
Beatlemania (musical)
Beatlemania was a Broadway musical revue focused on the music of The Beatles as it related to the events and changing attitudes of the tumultuous Sixties...
. The press noted that they weren't great lookalikes, but that they faithfully reproduced the sound and feel of The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
. For these live performances, Feier donned a mop-top wig behind his 1965 Ludwig
Ludwig-Musser
Ludwig-Musser is a drum and percussion instrument manufacturer that is part of the Conn-Selmer division of Steinway Musical Instruments.The first product made by the Ludwig brothers, William and Theobaldner , was a bass drum pedal capable of playing faster beats than was typical of products of the...
Black Oyster drum kit.
Discography
| Release date | Title | Label | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 UK | Live in '85 (Link Wray Link Wray Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer.... ) |
Big Beat | WIKM 42 |
| 1987 US | Scratch & Dent (Revolver) | Slinky Records | 71262 |
| 1989 GER | Born To Be Wild (Link Wray Link Wray Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer.... ) |
LINE | LICD 9.00690 |
| 1990 US | Have Hearse Will Travel (1313 Mockingbird Lane 1313 Mockingbird Lane 1313 Mockingbird Lane is an American garage rock band whose name was inspired by The Munsters television mansion address. The group formed in the late 1980s in Albany, New York, touring extensively, and releasing at least nine different 45 rpm records, LP records, and CD recordings... ) |
Sundazed Records Sundazed Records Sundazed Records is a record label based in Coxsackie, in the Catskills of New York. It specializes in obscure and rare recordings from the 1950s to the 1970s.Label founders Bob Irwin and his wife Mary started the label in 1989... |
WD40 |
Collaborators
- 1313 Mockingbird Lane1313 Mockingbird Lane1313 Mockingbird Lane is an American garage rock band whose name was inspired by The Munsters television mansion address. The group formed in the late 1980s in Albany, New York, touring extensively, and releasing at least nine different 45 rpm records, LP records, and CD recordings...
- Joe Blaney
- Tony ScherrTony ScherrTony Scherr is an American jazz and folk rock bassist, guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer.-Biography:Scherr was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He played with Woody Herman as a teenager, and moved to New York City in the late-1980s, where he became a prolific session musician, working...
- Gary WindoGary WindoGary Windo was a jazz tenor saxophonist.He came from a musical family in England and by age six took up drums and accordion, then guitar at 12, and finally saxophone at 17. He lived in the United States in the 1960s, but returned to England in 1969...
- Link WrayLink WrayFred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer....
- Howie Wyeth