Peter Wheat & the Breadmen

Fremont, CA, folk-rock combo Peter Whole wheat as well as the Breadmen shaped in 1964 beneath the name the Tarantels — originally simply high-school close friends Dave Wheeler and Bob Birdwell messing around on the guitars, the enhancements of vocalist/guitarist Roger Kennedy and drummer Terry Riesman made their musical dreams a bit more realistic, and Birdwell transferred to bass to shoreline in the fledgling band’s tempo section. When Wheeler’s family members transferred away, Kennedy transferred to tempo electric guitar, Barry Houk assumed business lead guitar responsibilities, and Chuck Tedford agreed upon to play keyboards — while gigging on the San Leandro Rollerina to get the Turtles, the Tarantels had been spotted by Move Teenager Productions exec Barry Carlos, who agreed upon the group and renamed them Peter Whole wheat as well as the Breadmen. Starting schedules for the Byrds, the Pets, as well as the Yardbirds implemented, and even though slated to open up for the Beatles at Candlestick Recreation area on August 29, 1966 — an appearance that could verify the Fab Four’s last official concert time — issues between rival music artists’ unions held the Breadmen over the sidelines. Also in 1966, the group released their lone one, “Baby What’s New,” over the Amber label — though small observed upon its primary release, the functionality was afterwards immortalized over the tenth quantity in the famous Pebbles series. Peter Whole wheat as well as the Breadmen dissolved in early 1967.