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...Somerville High--the best education in Somerville," teases drummer Peter Prescott, who, like his mates, displays an indulging patience for Psycho's over-enthusiastic rebelliousness. She traipses around the dingy with magic marker: "THE DAMNED," "FLIPPER," "MISSION OF BURMA"--all he favorite hands. "She's the leader of the troops; I wouldn't know what to do without her," says bassist Clint Conley, tongue firmly embedded in cheek. Psycho smiles and slashes at the wall with her Permo-marker. Back out on the dance floor a thin-lipped woman is distributing pamphlets on a Dada-ist art exhibit...
...guitarist named Alexis Korner reigned as rhythm-and-blues king of the London club scene. Not only did his gigs at the Ealing Club provide a backdrop for crucial get-togethers attended by various future Stones, but Korner himself unknowingly forwarded musical history by releasing a certain singer and drummer from his group, freeing them to link up with two young guitarists named Richards and Jones. "If things were as they should be, Alexis would be right at the top," Charlie Watts said some years later. "It was a lot different then. People used to come up on the stand...
...well over the hill. Even when Jagger and Richards led their troupe back to more familiar ground on subsequent albums, they had to face the scorn of the critical new wave: "Cliches! Cliches! And furthermore, who can get pumped up over a 46-year-old bassist and a drummer who would rather by breeding sheepdogs?" There is no quick answer...
...also has scorn for the power he wields. He slurs his meanest lines with utter disregard, perhaps to illustrate how idiotic it is to hang on every syllable he and Richards decide to cram into a verse. By the same token, take a look at any picture of minimalist drummer Charlie Watts in action, and you will probably find that famous wry smile and sweatless brow. He knows what he's doing by keeping you waiting for his occasional flourishes. Though he may look a little bored, Watts understands the unique funkiness his bosses need, and he is wise...
...singer and composer whose poignant, bittersweet ballads about dashed dreams and broken promises included the hits Taxi (1972), W.O.L.D. (1974) and The Cat's in the Cradle (1974); of injuries received when his car was struck by a trailer truck; in Jericho, N.Y. The son of Big Band Drummer James Chapin, he performed for a while during the '60s with a group whose other members were his father and Brothers Tom and Stephen. A social activist and crusader against world hunger, Chapin often organized and appeared in benefit concerts for environmental issues, the arts, and charities like...