The Morells

The Morells
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 Maralie (Whitney), Joe Terry, Dudley Brown...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. "Biography by John Bush". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
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.
3. "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"