The Outsiders (American band)

The Outsiders
The band in 1967. Tom King (seated), and standing left to right: Mert Madsen, Sonny Geraci, Ricky Baker, and Bill Bruno.
Background information
Origin	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Genres	Rock and roll garage rock blue-eyed soul
Years active	1965–1970
Labels	Capitol
Members	Ricky Biagiola Jimmy Aschenbener Rik Storm Rob Mitchell
Past members	Tom King (died 2011) Sonny Geraci (died 2017) Mert Madsen Al Austin Ronnie Harkai (died 2022) Denny Benson Rick Biagiola (Rick Baker) Bill Bruno Richard Kriss Jim Fox Walter Nims Rob Mitchell Nick D'Amico Mike Geraci Evan Vanguard Tommy Baker Richard D'Amato Pete Shelton Richie D'Angelo Dan Donavan Mike Schillinger Joe Prodrasky Mario Vinciguerra Ron Durback
Website	theoutsidersusalive.com theoutsiders.rocks

The Outsiders were an American rock and roll band from Cleveland, Ohio, that was founded and led by guitarist Tom King. The band released the hit single "Time Won't Let Me" in early 1966, which peaked at No. 5 in the US in April. The band had three other Hot 100 top 40 hit singles in 1966, but none on the Hot 100 afterwards, and released a total of four albums in the mid-1960s.

Allmusic described the act's style: "Part of the secret behind the Outsiders' musical success lay in the group's embellishments [with horns and strings], which slotted in perfectly with their basic three- or four-piece instrumental sound ... however bold and ambitious they got, one never lost the sense of a hard, solid band sound at the core."^[1]