Who Did Bruce Call?

[Juice Brohnston]

I assume it's been discussed but, I have never heard who it was that Bruce called when Mike asked him to find a replacement for Brian/Glen.

[Pretty Funky]

I asked the question about 10 years ago on the brit site and he replied. The name I remember was Ed Carter.

[LeeDempsey]

I don't have the reference materials handy to back this up, but I recall mention of the following names (and probably a few others):
Ron Hicklin (member of the vocal group The Eligibles, and well-known L.A. vocal coach and session singer)
Chuck Girard (The Castells / The Hondells)
Danny Hamilton (later of Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds)

EDIT: Per Jim Murphy's book, Hamilton auditioned to replace David Marks, not Brian.


Lee

[c-man]

He definitely called Ed Carter - but steady Eddie was crammin' for an exam, so passed.

[Juice Brohnston]

Much Thanks for the Intel!

[Malc]

James Griffin, later of Bread, who had accompanied the BB on their Hawaiian jaunt and the following summer tour, was one of the initial suggestions, before Glen joined up...

[Cam Mott]

He definitely called Ed Carter - but steady Eddie was crammin' for an exam, so passed.

(giggle)

[Andrew G. Doe]

Ghostbusters ?

[LeeDempsey]

James Griffin, later of Bread, who had accompanied the BB on their Hawaiian jaunt and the following summer tour, was one of the initial suggestions, before Glen joined up...

Good point -- there would actually be two lists: 1) the list they initially called when Brian said he would no longer tour, before Glen agreed to fill in (assuming Glen wasn't the first call); and 2) the list Bruce called after Glen decided not to continue, and after he filled in for Glen.

The names I provided above may be from the former, not the latter.

Lee

[Malc]

Actually, being the author of Bread's biography I should've checked my facts, or been familiar with them first (!!) but James Griffin was apparently one of the suggestions made as Glen's replacement, not as one of the initial call-ups, along with Ed Carter and Jerry Cole... as told to me by Bruce himself during research on my book...
D'oh ...