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1966

The Red Crayola

Summer 1966: Houstonians Mayo Thompson and Frederick Barthelme work on an unfinished film. They eventually abandon the project and decide to start a band, The Red Crayola
September 1966: The Red Crayola line-up adds Steve Cunningham, Bonnie Emerson, and Danny Schacht. The line-up soon consolidates to Mayo Thompson (guitar, vocals), Frederick Barthelme (drums), Steve Cunningham (bass).
Late 1966-1967: The group plays live shows around Houston, Texas
December 21, 1966: First known mention of the group published

Mention in the Baytown Sun, December 21, 1966^[1]

Shows/1966

1967

Flyer for show on January 14, 1967
Article in the Houston Chronicle, January 18, 1967
The Red Crayola performing live, 1967: Mayo Thompson, Frederick Barthelme, Steve Cunningham

First recording

February 1967: Record producer Bob Steffek approaches the group to record a single after hearing Thompson play "Mother" live. The band's first recording session results in an unreleased single Dairymaid's Lament / Free Piece.

First album: The Parable of Arable Land

March 23-26 1967: Following the band's performance in the KNUZ Battle of the Bands, producer Lelan Rogers signs The Red Crayola signs to independent label International Artists.
March? 1967: The Red Crayola records demos for their first album
March 31, 1967: The Red Crayola perform at Rice University's Archi-Arts Ball
April 1, 1967: "Free Form Freak-Out" recording session with The Familiar Ugly

"Free Form Freak-Out" invoice from Andrus Studio, April 1, 1967

April 5, 1967: Second recording session
April 10, 1967: Third recording session: "Pink Stainless Tail", "Hurricane Fighter Plane", "War Sucks", "F.R.E.D.", "Concrete Block". Roky Erickson from The Thirteenth Floor Elevators added harmonica to "Transparent Radiation" and keyboard to "Hurricane Fighter Plane"
April 13 & 19, 1967: Mono mix
April 25, 1967: Mastering
May 11, 1967: Unknown fourth recording session (2:30pm - 5:00pm)
May 25, 1967: Mixing
June 3, 1967: The Red Crayola play the opening of Love Street Light Circus
June 7 & 9, 1967: Final mixing, editing
June 1967: The Red Crayola's first album The Parable of Arable Land is released

The Parable of Arable Land cover art, 1967
Back cover

Shows/1967

Coconut Hotel and California performances

1967: Sessions for improvisatory instrumental album Coconut Hotel. Unreleased until 1995.
1967: Band photoshoot by Les Blank

Steve Cunningham, 1967
Mayo Thompson, 1967
Frederick Barthelme, 1967
The Red Crayola, 1967
The Red Crayola, 1967

June 1967: The group travels to California to perform at festivals
June 29, 1967: The Red Crayola perform at the Angry Arts Festival (later released on Live 1967)
July 2-4, 1967: The Red Crayola perform at the Berkeley Folk Music Festival (later released on Live 1967). Guitarist John Fahey joined their performance on July 3
July 9, 1967: The Red Crayola open for John Fahey at the New Orleans House
July 1967: Recording session with guitarist John Fahey. Their label International Artists forces the group to hand over the tapes in order to return to Houston. The album is currently lost
1967: The band breaks up; Frederick Barthelme moves to New York

Second album: God Bless The Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It

Late 1967: The Parable of Arable Land was an unexpected success so International Artists asks for another album. The band reforms as "The Red Krayola" with a new drummer. The new line-up is Mayo Thompson (guitar, vocals), Steve Cunningham (bass), Tommy Smith (drums)

1968

January 16, 1968: The group is interviewed by Mother magazine
February? 1968: Sessions for the band's second commercially released album
May 1968: Second album God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It is released

God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It cover art, 1968
Back cover
Ad from International Artists, 1968

1968: The band breaks up for the second time

1969

1969: Thompson and Cunningham visit New York to consider working on Opera for Five
1969: Mayo Thompson illustrates Frederick Barthelme's first book, Rangoon

References

↑ Shows/1966-12-16

[1] Shows/1966-12-16

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 *September 1966: The Red Crayola line-up adds [[Steve Cunningham]], [[Bonnie Emerson]], and [[Danny Schacht]]. The line-up soon consolidates to [[Mayo Thompson]] (guitar, vocals), [[Frederick Barthelme]] (drums), [[Steve Cunningham]] (bass).
 *Late 1966-1967: The group plays live shows around Houston, Texas
-*December 21, 1966: First known published mention of the group
+*December 21, 1966: First known mention of the group published
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 File:Shows-1966-12-16-review.jpg|Mention in the ''Baytown Sun'', December 21, 1966<ref>[[Shows/1966-12-16]]</ref>
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 === First album: The Parable of Arable Land ===
-*March 1967: Following the band's performance in the [[Shows/KNUZ Battle of the Bands|KNUZ Battle of the Bands]], producer Lelan Rogers signs The Red Crayola signs to independent label [[International Artists]].
+*March 23-26 1967: Following the band's performance in the [[Shows/KNUZ Battle of the Bands|KNUZ Battle of the Bands]], producer Lelan Rogers signs The Red Crayola signs to independent label [[International Artists]].
 *March? 1967: The Red Crayola records demos for their first album
+*March 31, 1967: The Red Crayola perform at [[Shows/1967-03-31|Rice University's Archi-Arts Ball]]
 *April 1, 1967: "[[Free Form Freak-Out]]" recording session with [[The Familiar Ugly]]
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 *May 11, 1967: Unknown fourth recording session (2:30pm - 5:00pm)
 *May 25, 1967: Mixing
+*June 3, 1967: The Red Crayola play the opening of [[Shows/1967-06-03|Love Street Light Circus]]
 *June 7 & 9, 1967: Final mixing, editing
 *June 1967: The Red Crayola's first album ''[[The Parable of Arable Land]]'' is released