Timeline/1960s
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, Danny Schacht
- September 1966: The line-up consolidates to Mayo Thompson (guitar, vocals), Frederick Barthelme (drums), Steve Cunningham (bass)
- Late 1966-1967: Live shows around Houston, Texas
1967
First recording
- February 1967: The band's first recording session results in unreleased single Dairymaid's Lament
First album: The Parable of Arable Land
- March 1967: Following a performance in the KNUZ Battle of the Bands, The Red Crayola signs to independent label International Artists
- March? 1967: They records demos for the band's first album
- April 1, 1967: "Free Form Freak-Out" recording session with The Familiar Ugly
- April-May 1967: Recording sessions for the band's first album
- June 1967: First album The Parable of Arable Land is released
Coconut Hotel and California performances
- 1967: Sessions for unreleased instrumental album Coconut Hotel
- 1967: Les Blank photoshoot
- July 1967: The group travels to California to perform at the Angry Arts & Berkeley Folk Festivals (later released as Live 1967)
- July 1967: Recording session with guitarist John Fahey. Their label International Artists forces the group to hand over the tapes to return to Houston
- 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
- 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 - 1968: The band breaks up
1969
- 1969: Thompson and Cunningham visit New York to consider working on [[File:|20x20px|link=|]] [[|]]
- 1969: Mayo Thompson illustrates Frederick Barthelme's first book,
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