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The Smoke Ring
Norfolk, Nebraska
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In Tom Tourville's thorough reference book on Nebraska music of the 1960s, The Echoing Past, he calls the Smoke Ring "one of the most talented groups to ever come out of Nebraska." From Norfolk, Nebraska, the Smoke Ring formed from the Strollers and Little Joe and the Ramrods, who had released three singles in the early 1960s. The Smoke Ring grew to an eight-piece band with more R&B influence and recorded several singles in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1969, the Smoke Ring released "No Not Much/How'd You Get to Be So Wonderful" and "Portait of My Love/Waiting for Love to Come My Way" on the Buddah label. "No Not Much" was initally released in 1968 on the Gold Dust label before Buddah picked it up and released the record nationally. It became a hit, selling over 800,000 copies and was featured on Buddah's compilation LP Buddah's Dial-A-Hit. The Smoke Ring's Buddah singles led to an appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand on May 10, 1969, where they played "No Not Much". As for garage/psych compilation appearances, "Waiting for Love to Come My Way," the B-side to the Smoke Ring's second Buddah single, is included on Fading Yellow Vol. 6. Mike Semrad, a member of the Smoke Ring and President (Trustee) of the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame, wrote to say that this record was "recorded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1969 at Sounds of Memphis, with Dickey Lee, Knox Phillips (son of Sam Phillips), Stan Kesler (Producer/writer for Presley, Sun Records) producing/engineering." The Smoke Ring was inducted to the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame in 1995, and you can find more information on the band on the Nebaska Music Hall of Fame website at http://www.nebrocks.org/ring.htm. You can also read Mike Semrad's bio and discography on the Rockabilly Hall of Fame website.
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