We played some shows in Canada, and anywhere in the USA, the agents sent us. I figure we logged a lot of miles in the name of rockin’! After another member change, we got to the US Rock lineup. Poobah played every club, show, school, event we could, and made lots of money for booking agents, as we would go anywhere they sent us. Spending hours in a vehicle can ruin some friendships. A band is definitely the sum of its parts, so luck is involved, even in who is available to play, and can you get along with each other traveling. Soon after the 45 rpm record of “Bowleen” was released, our drummer quit, but we got lucky and found another great drummer. “Through These Eyes”/”Watch Me” followed. You released single “Rock City”/”Bowleen” in 1973. A young artist at the time, named Jack Joyce did the drawing, after I made suggestions about comic books of the day. The Let Me In album cover is a fun, wonderful time piece, and I never get tired of seeing it. What can you tell us about the cover artwork? There is nothing wrong with good guitar parts, but if the song is not strong, everything else will not get it to shine, like a great song. I felt my playing had improved, and my songs seemed to be strong melodies, which to me is more important than say, the guitar solo. ![]() Thanks for saying the album is one of the best, but that is not for me to say. ![]() We pressed up 500 copies, and National Record Mart sold them all in one day! ![]() We were very excited, because all our friends said it was good. When I heard the playback of “Mr.Destroyer” on the studio speakers, I thought, wow, we got something cool going on. We spent weeks rehearsing my songs, some that had been left over from the previous band, so recording went very quick. I found new musicians when I formed Poobah, and at this time, my Grandma gave me a small inheritance, of which I used to go right in the studio, and we recorded Let Me In. This was not all that long after Jimi had passed away. He taught me some things about recording, as he had been producer on some songs I recorded in Memphis, Tenn. I was very inspired at this time, as I had got to spend almost a week with Jimi Hendrix bassist Billy Cox. Let Me In was your debut. What are your strongest memories from the recording session and the production of the LP? Biggy Rat “I was very inspired at this time, as I had got to spend almost a week with Jimi Hendrix bassist Billy Cox.” I started the band, and 3 years later, they broke up. They showed me, that point of view did not mean much to them, haha. I was 17 or 18, and was in an all for one, one for all state of mind. I gave credit to all band members, but they did not write it, I did. “Look Inside Yourself” by Biggy Rat was my second original song to be recorded. Under this name you released “Look Inside Yourself”/”I’m a Women”. In early 70’s you started a new band called Biggy Rat. I was 14-15 years old during that band’s existence. The 45 rpm record of “What Can I Do?” was my first original song I wrote, and recorded. Jim Gustafson: The Daze Endz was my first pro band, actually going out and playing bars, schools, etc. Your started in a band The Daze Endz from Youngstown, Ohio and released “What Can I Do?”/”Knock on Wood” in 1968. ![]() Poobah interview While still in his teens, guitarist Jim Gustafson was bitten by the recording bug, when he made his first pro recording 45 RPM record at age 15, with a band called Daze Endz. Gustafson most well known band is Poobah that are still going strong after all these years.
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