The Young Adults
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The Young Adults were a rock quintet based in Providence, Rhode Island. They were formed by vocalist/saxophone player Bruce McCrae (aka Rudy Cheeks), vocalist/drummer David Hansen (aka Sport Fisher), piano player Jeff Shore, and guitarist Ed Vallee in the early 1970's. Their songs, with such titles as "A Power Tool Is Not A Toy", "Do The Heimlich" and "Christmas In Japan In July", were often satirical. Which provided an interesting contrast to the music which was well-played and straight-foward. They were regular performers at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence and had a rather large following. Lorne Michaels originally wanted them as the Saturday Night Live band but opted for the less wacky Paul Shaffer and his band.
In 1979 they released the single Complex World/Beer on Genius Records. Complex World became something of a local hit getting lots of airplay on local radio. They broke up shortly thereafter due to conflicts over band direction. David Hansen moved to New York and formed the no wave band Cool It Reba in 1981.
In 1987 Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel was in danger of closing so owner Rich Lupo came up with an idea. Lupo's bartender Jim Wolpaw was nominated for an oscar for a short film he had done, so they threw a benefit concert and filmed it and wrote a sub-plot around the idea of a club closing. In the process they got The Young Adults to reform to play a few shows at Lupo's in July of 1987. The results were released as the film (It's A) Complex World (named after Young Adults song) and The Young Adults Helping Others album.
[edit] Discography
- Complex World b/w Beer, 1979, Genius Records
- Helping Others, 1988, Heartbreak Hits
[edit] Members
- Bruce McCrae (aka Rudy Cheeks) (vocals, saxophone, percussion)
- David Hansen (aka Sport Fisher) (vocals, drums, guitar)
- Jeff Shore (piano)
- Ed Vallee (guitar)
- Thomas Enright (bass, guitar)
- John Rufo (bass)
- Tom Dequattro (drums)
[edit] External links
- IMDB Complex World IMDB page
- Yahoo Groups Page Page dedicated to David Hansen
- Lupos Official site
- Western Caravan David Hansen is the vocalist for this New York Country/Western band
- Ed Vallee Official site for Ed Vallee
- Steve Smith & The Nakeds Ed Vallee is the guitarist for this Rhode Island based band
