Member Since: 9/27/2005
Band Website: thenowpeople.com
Band Members: Steve Stanley
Guitar, Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Alan "Ruby" Rubens
Harpsichord, Keyboards,
Bkg Vocals, Bass
Nelson Bragg
Drums, Percussion, Bkg Vocals
Probyn Gregory
Horns, Banjo, Other exotic things
with:
Julia Wolff
Keyboards, Bkg Vocals
Carolyn Edwards
Keyboards, Bkg Vocals
Jorge Barba
Percussion, Bkg Vocals
Influences: The Now People dig:
Phil Spector
Curt Boettcher
Tandyn Almer
Gary Zekley
Bergen White
Roger Nichols and the
Small Circle of Friends
Peppermint Trolley Co.
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
The 5th Dimension
Scott Walker
Bobby Jameson
Elvis Presley
Emitt Rhodes
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
George Harrison
Ringo Starr
Pete Best
Brian Wilson
Burt Bacharach
The Byrds
The Monkees
Brill Building
Mann & Weil
Goffin & King
Barry & Greenwich
Price & Walsh
Harry Nilsson
The Family Tree
The Left Banke
Margo Guryan
Wondermints
REdivider
Burt Bacharach
The Forum
Nancy Priddy
Dana Gillespie
Rev-Ola Records
The Collage
Michael Z. Gordon
The Fun and Games
Chris Lucey
The Blades of Grass
Mark Eric Malmborg
Jimmy Webb
The Association
Lesley Gore
Carolyn Edwards
Spindle
late sixties/early seventies psychedelic soft pop
Gene Clark
The Free Design
Sandy Salisbury
Lee Mallory
The Cowsills
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Tandyn Almer
Tommy LiPuma
Nick De Caro
Curtis Mayfield
Glen Campbell
Randy Newman
Mort Garson
The Association
Al De Lory
Elliott Smith
Judee Sill
The Millennium
Jobim
The Ballroom
Jim Bell
Bobby Fuller Four
Beauchemins
Gene Pitney
Paul Williams
The Kinks
The Zombies
Eternity's Children
Sagittarius
Glenn Miller
Bob Dylan
Elton John
Tony Rugalo
Pete Rugalo
A&M Records
The Sandpipers
Claudine Longet
Brasil '66
Joy Division
The Carpenters
Mamas and the Papas
Robyn Hitchcock
Herb Alpert
Love
Van Dyke Parks
Simon and Garfunkel
Gary Usher
American Spring
Ruthann Friedman
Serge Gainsbourg
Carol Kaye
Hal Blaine
Mike Randle
Baby Lemonade
Francoise Hardy
The Who
Harpers Bizarre
Jan and Dean
Belle & Sebastian
The Ladybug Transistor
Dusty Springfield
Linus Of Hollywood
Beachwood Sparks
Teenage Fanclub
Kings Of Convenience
Super Furry Animals
Siesta Records
The Negro Problem
Majestic
The Four Freshmen
The Garden Club
Boyce & Hart
Brute Force
The Canterbury Music Festival
The Carnival
Bones Howe
Duncan Browne
XTC
The Oracle
Keith Colley
Liz Damon
The Deep Six
The Everpresent Fullness
The Feminine Complex
Thomas & Richard Frost
The Grass Roots
The Hard Times
David Hemmings ('Happens'-era)
Horses
Tony Rivers
Harmony Grass
The Jazz Butcher
Joe & Bing
Little Richard
Claudine Longet
The Love Generation
Frank Sinatra
REM
The Merry-Go-Round
The Moon
Fred Neil
Nino & April
October Country
Keane
Concretes
The Jesus & Mary Chain
Stone Roses
The Smiths
California Navels
The Cake
Bread
Taco
Grapefruit
Chamaeleon Church
Chuck & Mary Perrin
The Poor
Evie Sands
The Sunshine Company
The Third Rail
The Tokens
Triste Janero
Twin Engine
Mark Wirtz
A Teenage Opera
The Groop
Murray MacLeod
The Parade
The Rain Parade
Smokey Roberds
Eric Carmen
The Raspberries
The Raspberry Pirates
The Gordian Knot
Bob Crewe
The Glitterhouse
Laura Nyro
Del Shannon
KRLA
OLDIES AM 1260 (RIP)
Colours
The Strimbling Blimbles
and a few others
Sounds Like: The Now People dig:
Phil Spector
Curt Boettcher
Gary Zekley
Bergen White
Roger Nichols & the
Small Circle of Friends
Peppermint Trolley Co.
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
The 5th Dimension
Scott Walker
Bobby Jameson
Verrill Keene
Bob Keane
Elvis Presley
Emitt Rhodes
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
George Harrison
Ringo Starr
Pete Best
Brian Wilson
Burt Bacharach
The Byrds
The Monkees
Brill Building
Mann and Weil
Goffin and King
Barry and Greenwich
Price and Walsh
Harry Nilsson
The Family Tree
The Left Banke
Margo Guryan
Wondermints
REdivider
Burt Bacharach
The Forum
Nancy Priddy
Dana Gillespie
Rev-Ola Records
The Collage
Michael Z. Gordon
The Fun and Games
Chris Lucey
The Blades of Grass
Mark Eric Malmborg
Jimmy Webb
The Association
Lesley Gore
Carolyn Edwards
Spindle
late sixties/early seventies psychedelic soft pop
Gene Clark
The Free Design
Sandy Salisbury
Lee Mallory
The Cowsills
Crosby, Stills and Nash
Tandyn Almer
Tommy LiPuma
Nick De Caro
Curtis Mayfield
Glen Campbell
Randy Newman
Mort Garson
The Association
Al De Lory
Elliott Smith
Judee Sill
The Millennium
Jobim
The Ballroom
Jim Bell
Bobby Fuller Four
Beauchemins
Gene Pitney
Paul Williams
The Kinks
The Zombies
Eternity's Children
Sagittarius
Glenn Miller
Bob Dylan
Elton John
Tony Rugalo
Pete Rugalo
A&M Records
The Sandpipers
Claudine Longet
Brasil '66
Joy Division
The Carpenters
Mamas & the Papas
Robyn Hitchcock
Herb Alpert
Love
Van Dyke Parks
Simon and Garfunkel
Gary Usher
American Spring
Ruthann Friedman
Serge Gainsbourg
Carol Kaye
Hal Blaine
Mike Randle
Baby Lemonade
Francoise Hardy
The Who
Harpers Bizarre
Jan and Dean
Belle & Sebastian
The Ladybug Transistor
Dusty Springfield
Linus Of Hollywood
Beachwood Sparks
Teenage Fanclub
Kings Of Convenience
Super Furry Animals
Siesta Records
The Negro Problem
Majestic
The Four Freshmen
The Garden Club
Boyce & Hart
Brute Force
The Canterbury Music Festival
The Carnival
Bones Howe
Duncan Browne
XTC
The Oracle
Keith Colley
Liz Damon
The Deep Six
The Everpresent Fullness
The Feminine Complex
Thomas and Richard Frost
The Grass Roots
The Hard Times
David Hemmings ('Happens'-era)
Horses
Tony Rivers
Harmony Grass
The Jazz Butcher
Joe & Bing
Little Richard
Claudine Longet
The Love Generation
Frank Sinatra
REM
The Merry-Go-Round
The Moon
Fred Neil
Nino & April
October Country
Keane
Concretes
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Stone Roses
The Smiths
California Navels
The Cake
Bread
Grapefruit
Chamaeleon Church
Chuck and Mary Perrin
The Poor
Evie Sands
The Sunshine Company
The Third Rail
The Tokens
Triste Janero
Twin Engine
Mark Wirtz
A Teenage Opera
The Groop
Murray MacLeod
The Parade
The Rain Parade
Smokey Roberds
Eric Carmen
The Raspberries
The Raspberry Pirates
The Gordian Knot
Bob Crewe
The Glitterhouse
Laura Nyro
Del Shannon
KRLA
OLDIES AM 1260 (RIP)
Colours
The Strimbling Blimbles
and a few others...
Record Label: Birdsong/Parasol Records
Type of Label: Indie