| The Morells | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Springfield, Missouri, United States |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Years Active: | 1982 - 2002 |
| Label: | Hightone Records, Almeron Records |
| Current Members: | Lou Whitney D. Clinton Thompson Dudley Brown Ron Gremp |
| Past Members: | Joe Terry Maralie |
The Morells are an American rock band from Springfield, Missouri.[1] They released an album titled Shake and Push in 1982.[2] The band's members have included bassist and producer Lou Whitney, guitarist D. Clinton Thompson, keyboardists Kelly Brown, Maralie (Whitney), Dudley Brown, and Joe Terry, and drummer Ron Gremp.[1]
As a producer and hired talent, they have worked with Dave Alvin, Jonathan Richman, Syd Straw, Robbie Fulks, The Bottle Rockets, Wilco, Carolyne Mas, The Del-Lords and Eric Ambel.
The band traces its roots to The Symptoms, a bar band in Springfield in 1973.[2] The Symptoms evolved into The Skeletons, which then developed into The Morells (and back and forth since).[1] In various forms they have also performed under the names The Park Central Squares and Combo.com. Several live albums have been released on Almeron Records since 2004.