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THE EGYPTIAN COMBO FORMED IN 1961, IN 1964 THE GROUP RECORDED "GALE WINDS". BY THE FALL OF 64' GALE WINDS WAS LISTED IN BILLBOARD MAGAZINE AS A REGIONAL BREAKOUT IN ST. LOUIS* KXOK/ MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL* WDGY/ SAN FRANCISCO* KYA AND CHICAGO* WLS . A 4 SONG EP WAS MARKETED IN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA BY DOT RECORDS . MOST OF THE COMBO'S RECORDS WERE RECORDED AT TECHNISONIC STUDIO IN ST. LOUIS ON NORMAN-DOT-RCA AND MGM LABELS . THE CURRENT GROUP HAS THREE ORIGINAL MEMBERS ; LLOYD RAINEY RICK LINTON DOUG LINTON WITH ADDITIONAL MEMBER CHRIS THORNTON A 10 SONG CD "THE EGYPTIAN COMBO'S NATIONAL RELEASES 1964-66" IS NOW AVAILABLE AT GEMM.COM 2006 FORTY FIFTH YEAR TOUR FEB. 11th. CARBONDALE ELK'S MAR. 17th. HERRIN KC HALL APR. 1st. MARION VFW MAY 29th. HERRIN FESTA ITALIANA JUNE 10th. BENTON PARK CAR SHOW SEPT. 23rd. WEST FRANKFORT OLD KING COAL FESTIVAL GO TO GEMM.COM. TO ORDER THE COMBOS NEW CD . THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO DWAYNE AND MARGARET LINTON WITHOUT THEIR VISON AND DIRECTION , WE WOULD HAVE NEVER REALIZED OUR DREAM . |
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The Combo would like to thank Harry Young for all the research he has done on the band and for adding us to his "St. Louis Rock in Soul" / Bob Kuban site ! | |
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Harry Young's "The Egyptian Combo & Norman Records" | |
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St. Louis Bands | |
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Ford Entertainment & Productions (Booking Information) | |
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The Egyptian Combo and the Beatles | |
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HEAR THE COMBO ONLINE ! | |
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Thanks to Art Roberts for his WLS "survey search" | |
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Thanks to Joanna Gray for all the great photos of the Combo during Herrinfesta | |
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1964 Members
left to right:
Doug Linton Butch Nevious Rick Linton Lonnie Dixon Lloyd Rainey Nick Ridgway
1965-66 Members
left to right:
Rick Lnton
Nick Ridgeway
Butch Nevious
Lonnie Dixon
Doug Linton
Mike Adkins
Lloyd Rainey
1967 Members
top row:
Lonne Dixon Butch Nevious Ellis McKenzie
Lloyd Rainey
bottom row
Kevin Cox Doug Linton Rick Linton
1968 "The Uncle Sam Tour" Viet Nam
Left to Right:
Ellis McKenzie
Rick Linton
Butch Nevious
Lloyd Rainey
Current Members
Doug Linton
Rick Linton
Chris Thornton
Lloyd Rainey
Four Song EP
Marketed in Europe and Australia by DOT records
Kiel Auditorium St. Louis Jan. 1965
KXOK DJ "Johnny Rabbitt" introduces the Combo
to a crowd of over 10,000
GALE WINDS #16 ON WLS/CHICAGO
Thank you Art Roberts, for helping us find a copy of this survey !
GALE WINDS #19 ON KXOK ST. LOUIS
WEEK OF AUG. 8TH. 1964 ON KXOK TOP 6 + 30
SING-A-LONG SURVEY
PAT BENTON ON WJPF/WCIL-AM
PAT TALKED WITH THE COMBO ON HIS SO.
ILLINOIS LIVE SHOW APRIL '99
COMBO WITH RANDY SMITH WDQN
RANDY PLAYS TRACKS FROM THE NEW COMBO CD EVERY MONDAY NIGHT 6-11PM
ON 95.9 FM
A BIG THANK YOU TO JIM GENTILE FROM THE COMBO
The Combo's CD
"The Egyptian Combo's National Releases 1964-66"
For more information contact : AIRLINTON@MSN.COM
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