The Fabulous Chancellors perform "Good Lovin'"
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In rock 'n' roll's early years, the city of Boise, Idaho became a hotbed for music producing such combos as Paul Revere and the Raiders, Dick Cates and the Chessman, The Twisters, The Cavaliers, The Hitch Hikers, and The Fabulous Chancellors.
Of these Idaho-born bands of the era, only two left a classic recorded history: Paul Revere and the Raiders and The Fabulous Chancellors. Although The Chancellors never released an LP in their first incarnation, the band did release four singles on the Chandel, Echo and Dot labels. The first, "Diamond in the Sky", remained 1 for four weeks at KIDO radio in Boise. "Hey Girl", "My Angel" and "Raindrops" also charted regionally. Unfortunately, the original masters to these recordings have been lost and only the 45's remain.
The first stirrings of The Chancellors occurred in 1959 with Dale Rich and Tom Lowe, and from that year through 1964, the boys ascended to become one of the Northwest's most popular groups. In 1967 The Chancellors moved to Pocatello and underwent several changes, including the addition of Monte Saxton. The group returned to Boise but disbanded in the early 1970's, leaving no recordings.
However, after nearly two decades of oblivion, the group was resurrected by Ross Miller and former Chancellor, Lou Mathews. The group returned to their stature as one of the region's most popular rock combos. This quartet recorded a complete album of all-original songs, and Fraternity Records released two national singles: the classic rock tribute "(Me and My Baby Like) Old Songs" and the tongue-in-cheek "I'm Cool".
The Chancellors of the mid-1990's was a septet which featured three lead singers. This group produced two collections: Timeless in 1995 and Good Time Rock and Roll, Vol. 1 in 1996, both on the Ars Noel label. A couple of personnel changes evolved into the very flexible sextet represented on the last eight tracks on the Anthology CD. The latest lineup of this group continues to rock the Northwest today.
The Fabulous Chancellors were voted the "Best Band in the Treasure Valley" in the 2006 and 2007 Idaho Statesman Readers' Polls and have had the pleasure of performing on two Oldies Caribbean cruises with Bobby Vee, The Turtles, The Original Comets, Gary Lewis, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and Gary Puckett. We sailed to the Eastern Caribbean in January, 2008, with Paul Revere and the Raiders, Bill Medley, The Lovin' Spoonful, and Davy Jones of the Monkees. We had a great time and made wonderful new friends from across the country.We just returned from the Eastern Caribbean and had a great time with Paul Revere and the Raiders, Bobby Vee and the Vees, The Guess Who, The Original Comets, and Jan and Dean. Check out the great line-up for next year: www.concertsatsea.com
