Art Guy

The story

Artist and producer from California.

“Following the disbanding of the surf group The New Dimension, Art Guy, the drummer, was at a crossroads with his future endeavors and music career. [...] Encouraged by Hite and Dorinda Morgan (the Beach Boys producers) along with their son Bruce, Art began to learn the science of recording studio. [...] With Art on drums, Danny Belskey on flute, and hired musicians from the TV show Shindig, they began turning Art’s instrumental “Where You Gonna Go” into a fully formed song. The flip side “Teenage Millionaire” penned by Dorinda Morgan was also recorded at Bruce Morgan’s famous Hollywood studio “Stereo Masters”. In 1967 this was released as a promotional only 45 on the Valiant label, however this was the last offering for the label and due to lack of promotion, the song was left to languish. At a standstill, Art thought his skills were best suited to being in a band and joined Smokestack Lightnin’.” (from Glyn Bowen’s notes for the Hyperloop reissue.)

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Bands and projects

• Smokestack Lightnin'
• The New Dimensions

The bands Art Guy played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Art Guy in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Art Guy in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Art Guy

• Weezersame scene: garage rock, US
• The Strokessame scene: garage rock, US
• The Velvet Undergroundsame scene: garage rock, US
• The White Stripessame scene: garage rock, US
• Queens of the Stone Agesame scene: garage rock, US
• Jefferson Airplanesame scene: garage rock, US
• Kings of Leonsame scene: garage rock, US
• Patti Smithsame scene: garage rock, US
• The Black Keyssame scene: garage rock, US
• Alice Coopersame scene: garage rock, US
• Alice Coopersame scene: garage rock, US
• Steppenwolfsame scene: garage rock, US

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Art Guy’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.