The Outcasts (Texas band)
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| Origin | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Years active | 1963–1968 |
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Outcast Records Askel Records Gallant Records |
| Past members | Buddy Carson Rickey Wright Denny Turner Jim Carsten Jim Ryan Galen Niles |
The Outcasts are a garage rock band from San Antonio, Texas that released a total of five singles between 1965 and 1967. Their best-known songs are I'm in Pittsburgh (And it's Raining), and 1523 Blair. Their recordings have been reissued on a number of compilation albums. According to the Ugly Things compilation album notes, they are the most recognized band of this name that were active in the mid-1960s, including a popular band from Manhasset, New York (see below for others).
The Outcasts were formed in San Antonio in late 1963 by Buddy Carson, Rickey Wright and Denny Turner. In late 1964, Jim Carsten and then Jim Ryan joined the band. This line-up prevailed until the band's fifth single, when Galen Niles replaced Denny Turner on guitar. In 1964, Denny designed a logo and slogan for the band, "Music from the OUTER LIMITS", taken from the name of the popular science-fiction television series of the period, The Outer Limits. The band had the logo emblazoned on the backs of their uniforms and also issued business cards with a similar design.
Early direction for the band came from Mike Post, whose many later musical credits include producing the first three albums for The First Edition and creating the theme music for Law & Order, The Rockford Files, Hill Street Blues and many other television series. Post was the songwriter and producer of the band's first single. He also recruited the Outcasts as the back-up band for a performance by Jimmy Carlson (who was active in the New York folk music scene) and Jimmy Hawkins (who later worked in Elvis Presley films and on The Donna Reed Show).
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