The 63 Crayons Explained

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Origin:Roanoke, Virginia
Genre:psychedelic rock, lo-fi
Years Active:–2009
Label:Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records
Past Members:Charlie Johnston
Suzanne Allison
Ben Davis
Derek Almstead

The 63 Crayons was a psychedelic rock band affiliated with the Elephant 6 musical collective. Formed in Roanoke, Virginia, USA, band members Charlie Johnston (guitar, vocals), Suzanne Allison (keyboards, vocals) and Ben Davis (theremin and sampled sounds) moved to Athens, Georgia, in 2003, where they were joined by Derek Almstead (drums).

Both their 2002 EP, Spread the Love and their 2004 full-length album, Good People were released by Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records. Their last album, Spoils For Survivors, was self-released. Allison and Johnston also performed with the Elephant Six Orchestra under the name of The 63 Crayons on the first Elephant Six Holiday Surprise Tour in 2009.

The Holiday surprise line-up had Charlie Johnston (vocals, guitar), Allison (drums), Will Cullen Hart (drums), Theo Hilton (bass guitar), John Fernandes (violin) and Julian Koster (banjo). Johnston also helped to produce and engineer the second full-length release by the Athens-based band Circulatory System called Signal Morning. Former band members include Marshall Young (drums), Michelle Ferguson (bass guitar), Joseph Davis (bass guitar) and Sam Lunsford[1] (drums).

Discography

Releases!Release date!Title!Label!Format
2002Spread The LoveHappy Happy Birthday to Me RecordsCD
July 22, 2008Good PeopleHappy Happy Birthday to Me RecordsCD
February 5, 2007Spoils For SurvivorsSelf-releasedCD

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mystic Fortress. Mystic Fortress. September 16, 2020.