THE MUSIC EXPLOSION

Personnel:
- JAMIE LYONS vocals, percussion
- DON ATKINS lead guitar
- RICK NESTA guitar
- BURTON STAHL bass
- BOB AVERY drums
This pop/soul quintet hailed from Mansfield, Ohio and their records were produced by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz who founded the short-lived but commercially successful bubblegum movement. Jamie Lyons also enjoyed a brief solo career and played for Capital-City Rockets and Bob Avery later went on to Crazy Elephant, a top bubblegum group. They enjoyed commercial success with Little Bit Of Soul.
ALBUM:
A LITTLE BIT OF SOUL (Laurie LLP-2040 - Stereo SLLP-2040) 1967
CD:
THE MUSIC EXPLOSION ANTHOLOGY (One Way Records S21-18260, 1995)
45s:
Stay By My Side/Little Black Egg (Attack A-1 404) 1967
Road Runner/Sunshine Games (Attack) 1967
Little Bit O'Soul/I See The Light (Laurie 3380) 1967
Sunshine Games/Can't Stop Now (Laurie 3400) 1967
We Gotta Go Home/Hearts And Flowers (Laurie 3414) 1967
What You Want/Road Runner (Laurie 3429) 1968
Where Are We Going?/Flash (Laurie 3440) 1968
Yes Sir/Dazzling (Laurie 3454) 1968
Jack In The Box/Rewind (Laurie 3466) 1968
What's Your Name/Call Me Anything (Laurie 3479) 1969
Stay By My Side/Little Black Egg (Laurie 3500) 1969