The Vejtables
| The Vejtables | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Millbrae, California |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1964 - 1966 |
| Labels | Autumn Records |
| Past members | Bob Bailey Jan Errico Richard Fortunato Ned Hollis Jim Sawyers Reese Sheets Frank Smith |
The Vejtables were a mid-1960s American rock band from Millbrae, California. They recorded for the Autumn label and found limited success with such songs as "I Still Love You" and a cover version of Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind".
Lead singer Jan Errico also played drums for the group's recordings, making her one of the relatively few female drummers at the time. The Vejtables began their career playing bars and nightclubs along El Camino Real on the San Francisco Peninsula, even though they were still in high school at the time.
The band's origin was Millbrae which is west of San Francisco. They started playing together around 1964 A good body of their Autumn recordings were produced by Sly Stone.
From 1964 to 1965 the line up consisted of Ned Hollis on rhythm guitar, organ and backing vocals, Bob Bailey on lead vocals, tambourine, harmonica and percussion, Jan Errico (aka Jan Ashton) on drums and backing vocals, Rick Dey on bass and backing vocals, and Bob Cole on lead guitar.
In May 1965, the band was part of a KYA sponsored concert held at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium. Other acts at the concert were The Beau Brummels, The Byrds, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and The Rolling Stones. Also in 1965, Autumn label boss Tom Donahue had hired Sly Stone to produce the group along with The Great Society, The Mojo Men and The Beau Brummels. By mid to late August, Billboard had predicted that their single "I Still Love You" would reach the Hot 100 chart. It did quite well in Chicago. Debuting on the 10th of September, it spent 3 weeks in the charts, peaking at no 23 on the 24th of that month. By October 1965, "I Still Love You" along with others by The Other Tikis, The Mojo Men, and The Beau Brummels appeared in a Billboard advertisement "autumn IS HERE WITH BIG RECORDS BREAKING NATIONALLY WITH PROVEN SALES IN MAJOR MARKETS".
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