The Little Boy Blues

The Little Boy Blues
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
GenresGarage rock, rock and roll, protopunk, psychedelic rock
Years active1964 (1964)-1969 (1969)
LabelsIRC, Ronco, Fontana
Past members
  • Lowell Shyette
  • Paul Ostroff
  • Ray Levin
  • James Boyce
  • Billy McColl
  • Frank Biner
  • Peter Pollok
  • Marc Coplon
  • Bill Mooney

The Little Boy Blues were an American garage rock band from Chicago, Illinois active in the mid to late 1960s, who are considered early pioneers in protopunk.[1] They are best known for songs such as "The Great Train Robbery" and their version of Van Morrison's "I Can Only Give You Everything," both of which are considered garage classics.[2] Throughout their tenure, they underwent several personnel changes and in the late 1960s began to evolve their sound into a more sophisticated direction, before disbanding in 1969[3]

  1. ^ Jason Ankeny. "The Little Boy Blues". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  2. ^ Jason Ankeny. "The Little Boy Blues". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  3. ^ Jason Ankeny. "The Little Boy Blues". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 16, 2015.