The Morells  | |
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| Origin | Springfield, Missouri, United States | 
| Genres | Rock | 
| Years active | 1982–2002 | 
| Labels | Hightone Records, Almeron Records | 
| Members | Lou Whitney D. Clinton Thompson Dudley Brown Ron Gremp  | 
| Past members | Joe Terry Maralie  | 
The Morells are an American rock band from Springfield, Missouri.[1] They released an album titled Shake and Push in 1982.[2] The band's members have included bassist and producer Lou Whitney, guitarist D. Clinton Thompson, keyboardists Kelly Brown, Maralie (Whitney), Dudley Brown, and Joe Terry, and drummer Ron Gremp.[1]
As a producer and hired talent, they have worked with Dave Alvin, Jonathan Richman, Syd Straw, Robbie Fulks, The Bottle Rockets, Wilco, Carolyne Mas, The Del-Lords and Eric Ambel.
History
The band traces its roots to The Symptoms, a bar band in Springfield in 1973.[2] The Symptoms evolved into The Skeletons, which then developed into The Morells (and back and forth since).[1] In various forms they have also performed under the names The Park Central Squares and Combo.com. Several live albums have been released on Almeron Records since 2004.
Albums
- 1982: Shake and Push - Borrowed Records 3302
 - 2001: The Morells - Slewfoot
 - 2005: Think About It - Hightone
 - 2005: Anthology Live - 101 Songs About Cars, Girls, And Food!!! - Almeron Records[3]
 
References
- 1 2 3 "Biography by John Bush". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
 - 1 2 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 0-85112-579-4.
 - ↑ "The Morells | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
 
External links
- The Skeletons and Morells fan site
 - The Morells on Hightone Records
 - PopMatters Review of The Morells
 - Article from May 2001 "The Morells are Back"