This flip-sider just got back from a few days in Austin, Texas. So, obviously, we have to focus today on an Austin band. We do that with The Wig and their monster single, Crackin' Up. Crackin' Upcame to fame with it's inclusion on the original Pebbles series. The group of lads that were known as The Wig are Benny Rowe on lead, Rusty Weir on drums and vocals, Jess Yaryan on bass, Johnny Richardson on guitar and Bill Wilmot on Organ. A previous incarnation of the band apparently also included Boz Scaggs and Steve Miller.
Crackin' Up was the second, and last, single the band ever did. It is commonly referred to being released in '66, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that it was '67. It is a real monster with kick ass guitar leads throughout, a nice time-change and a cryptic vocal delivery. But it is the end of the song, with, what sounds to this listener, like an organ being run through a Tremolo, that really caps it off nicely.
Enjoy.