Editing Garage rock (section)

===Regional scenes in the United States and Canada===
[[File:Paul Revere and the Raiders 1967.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Paul Revere & the Raiders]] in 1967]]

====Pacific Northwest====

In 1964 and 1965, the impact of the Beatles and the British Invasion shifted the musical landscape, presenting not only a challenge, but also a new impetus, as previously established acts in the Pacific Northwest adapted to the new climate, often reaching greater levels of commercial and artistic success, while scores of new bands formed.  After relocating to Portland, Paul Revere&nbsp;& the Raiders in 1963 became the first rock-and-roll act to be signed to [[Columbia Records]], but did not achieve their commercial breakthrough until 1965 with the song "Steppin Out", which was followed by string of chart-topping hits such as "[[Just Like Me (Paul Revere & the Raiders song)|Just Like Me]]" (originally recorded by [[the Wilde Knights]]) and "[[Kicks (song)|Kicks]]".{{sfnm|1a1=Hicks|1y=1999|1pp=35–36|2a1=Blecha|2y=2009|2pp=124–126, 141, 180–182}}

[[The Sonics]] from Tacoma had a raunchy, hard-driving sound that influenced later acts such as [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] and [[the White Stripes]].{{sfn|Kot|2015}} According to [[Peter Blecha]], they "were the unholy practitioners of punk rock long before anyone knew what to call it".{{sfn|Blecha|2009|p=169}}  Founded in 1960, they eventually enlisted the services of vocalist Gerry Rosalie and saxophonist Rob Lind and proceeded to cut their first single, "[[The Witch (song)|The Witch]]" in 1964.{{sfnm|1a1=Hicks|1y=1999|1pp=3, 17, 172, 178|2a1=Blecha|2y=2009|2pp=174–178}}  The song was re-issued again in 1965, this time with the even more intense "Psycho" on the flip side.{{sfnm|1a1=Blecha|1y=2009|1pp=176–177|2a1=Markesich|2y=2012|2p=219}}  They released several albums and are also known for other "high-octane" rockers such as "Cinderella" and "He's Waitin{{'"}}.{{sfn|Blecha|2009|pp=172–178, 183}} Prompted by the Sonics, the Wailers entered the mid-1960s with a harder-edged sound in the fuzz-driven "Hang Up" and "Out of Our Tree".{{sfn|Blecha|2009|pp=176–177}}

====New England and Mid-Atlantic====
[[File:The Remains 1966.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[The Remains (band)|The Remains]] in 1966]]

[[The Barbarians (band)|The Barbarians]] from [[Cape Cod]], wearing sandals and long hair and cultivating an image of "noble savages", recorded an album and several singles, such as "[[Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl]]".{{sfnm|1a1=Stax|1y=1998|1p=35|2a1=Marsh|2y=2012}}  In 1964, the group appeared on the ''[[T.A.M.I. Show]]'' on same bill as the Rolling Stones and [[James Brown]].<ref name="Viglione (Victor Moulton)">{{cite web|last=Viglione|first=Joe|title=Victor Moulton|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/victor-moulton-mn0001793486/biography|website=AllMusic|access-date=July 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310130651/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/victor-moulton-mn0001793486/biography|archive-date=March 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In the film of the show, their drummer, Victor "Moulty" Moulton, is seen holding one of his drumsticks with a prosthetic clamp while playing—the result of a previous accident in which he lost his left hand.<ref name="Viglione (Victor Moulton)"/>{{sfn|Stax|1998|pp=35–36}} In 1966, Moulton recorded "[[Moulty (song)|Moulty]]", a spoken monologue set to music, in which he recounted the travails of his disfigurement, released under the Barbarians' name, but backed by future members of [[the Band]].<ref name="Viglione (Victor Moulton)"/>{{sfn|Matheson|2014}}

Boston's [[the Remains (band)|the Remains]] (sometimes called Barry & the Remains), led by [[Barry Tashian]], became one of the region's most popular bands and, in addition to issuing five singles and a [[The Remains (album)|self-titled album]], toured with the Beatles in 1966.<ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|author-link=Richie Unterberger|title=Barry & the Remains|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/barry-the-remains-mn0001533507/biography|access-date=July 6, 2015|archive-date=March 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312202503/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/barry-the-remains-mn0001533507/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> Also from Boston, [[the Rockin' Ramrods]] released the distortion-driven "She Lied" in 1964, which Rob Fitzpatrick called "a truly spectacular piece of proto-punk, the sort of perfect blend of melody and aggression that [[the Ramones]] would go on to transform the planet with a dozen or more years later".{{sfn|Fitzpatrick|2014}} [[The Squires (Pebbles band)|The Squires]] from Bristol, Connecticut, issued a song now regarded as a garage rock classic, "Going All the Way".{{sfnm|1a1=Markesich|1y=2012|1pp=387|2a1=Stax|2y=1998|2pp=52–53}}  Garage rock flourished up and down the Atlantic coast, with acts such as [[the Vagrants]], from Long Island,{{sfn|Stax|1998|pp=32–33}} and [[Richard and the Young Lions]] from Newark, New Jersey,<ref>{{cite web|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|title=Richard and the Young Lions|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/richard-the-young-lions-mn0000348695|access-date=July 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141122101207/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/richard-the-young-lions-mn0000348695|archive-date=November 22, 2014|url-status=live|website=AllMusic}}</ref> and [[the Blues Magoos]] from the Bronx,{{sfn|Aaron|2013|p=61}} who got their start in New York's Greenwich Village scene and had a hit in 1966 with "[[(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet]]", which appeared on their debut album, ''[[Psychedelic Lollipop]]'', along with a lengthy rendition of [[the Nashville Teens]]' "[[Tobacco Road (song)|Tobacco Road]]".{{sfn|Aaron|2013|p=61}}

====California====
{{See also|Sunset Strip|Surf rock|Chicano rock}}
[[File:The Standells.png|thumb|[[The Standells]] in 1965]]

The garage craze came into full swing in California, particularly in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965–1968 (Review)|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/where-the-action-is!-los-angeles-nuggets-1965-1968-mw0000823154|access-date=July 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506080158/http://www.allmusic.com/album/where-the-action-is!-los-angeles-nuggets-1965-1968-mw0000823154|archive-date=May 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Sunset Strip]] was the center of L.A. nightlife, providing bands with high-profile venues to attract a larger following and possibly capture the attention of record labels looking to sign a new act.{{sfn|Markesich|2012|p=14}}  Exploitation films such as ''[[Riot on Sunset Strip]]'', ''[[Mondo Hollywood]]'', captured the musical and social milieu of life on the strip.<ref>{{cite web|title="Riot on Sunset Strip" (Review)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/riot_on_sunset_strip/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=July 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925055301/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/riot_on_sunset_strip/|archive-date=September 25, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>  In ''Riot on Sunset Strip'', several bands make appearances at the [[Pandora's Box (nightclub)|Pandora's Box]], including [[the Standells]] who are seen during the opening credits performing the theme song, as well as San Jose's [[the Chocolate Watchband]].{{sfnm|1a1=Hall|1y=2015|2a1=Gibron|2y=2011|3a1=Thorn|3y=2013}} [[The Seeds]] and [[the Leaves]] were favorites with the "in-crowd" and managed to achieve national hits with songs that have come to be regarded as garage classics: the Seeds with "[[Pushin' Too Hard]]"{{sfn|Hicks|1999|p=10}} and the Leaves with their version of "[[Hey Joe]]", which became a staple in countless bands' repertoires.{{sfn|Hicks|1999|pp=47–48}}

[[Love (band)|Love]], a racially integrated band headed by African-American musician [[Arthur Lee (musician)|Arthur Lee]], was one of the most popular bands in the scene.{{sfn|Stax|1998|pp=51–52}}  Their propulsive 1966 proto-punk anthem "[[7 and 7 Is]]" was another song often covered by other groups.{{sfn|Schinder|Schwartz|2008|p=263}}  [[The Music Machine]], led by [[Sean Bonniwell]], employed innovative musical techniques, sometimes building their own custom-made fuzzboxes.<ref name="Robinson (Music Machine)">{{cite web|last1=Robinson|first1=Sean Michael|title=The Music Machine: Black Glove and the Loneliest Garage|url=http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2014/10/the-music-machine-black-glove-and-the-loneliest-garage/|website=The Hooded Utilitarian|access-date=July 6, 2015|date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721183947/http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2014/10/the-music-machine-black-glove-and-the-loneliest-garage/|archive-date=July 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>  Their first album ''[[(Turn On) The Music Machine]]'' featured the hit "Talk Talk".{{sfn|Aaron|2013|p=63}}  [[The Electric Prunes]] were one of the more successful garage bands to incorporate [[Psychedelic rock|psychedelic]] influences into their sound,{{sfn|Markesich|2012|p={{page needed|date=June 2020}}}} such as in the hit "[[I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)]]", whose opening featured a buzzing [[fuzzbox#History|fuzz]]-toned guitar, and which appeared on their [[The Electric Prunes (album)|self titled debut LP]].<ref name="Unterberger (Liner Notes/Prunes)">{{cite web|last1=Unterberger|first1=Richie|title=Liner Notes for I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night|url=http://www.richieunterberger.com/prunes1.html|website=Richie Unterberger|access-date=December 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924091128/http://www.richieunterberger.com/prunes1.html|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>  Garage rock was also present in the Latino community of East L.A.{{sfnm|1a1=Avant-Mier|1y=2008|1pp=555–574|2a1=Stax|2y=1998|2p=44}} [[The Premiers]], who had a hit in 1964 with "[[Farmer John (song)|Farmer John]]", and [[Thee Midniters]] are considered prominent figures in [[Chicano rock]],<ref name="Cuevas (Premiers)">{{cite web|last1=Cuevas|first1=Steven|title=Founding member of '60s LA garage rock band the Premiers to be laid to rest in Riverside|url=http://www.scpr.org/news/2011/01/05/22598/founding-member-60s-la-garage-rock-band-premiers-b/|website=Arts & Entertainment|date=January 5, 2011|access-date=July 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114836/http://www.scpr.org/news/2011/01/05/22598/founding-member-60s-la-garage-rock-band-premiers-b/|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|author-link=Richie Unterberger|title=Thee Midniters|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/thee-midniters-mn0000490304/biography|access-date=July 16, 2015|archive-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228024328/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/thee-midniters-mn0000490304/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> as are the [[San Diego]]–based, [[Cannibal&nbsp;& the Headhunters]], who had a hit with [[Chris Kenner]]'s "[[Land of a Thousand Dances]]".{{sfn|Bangs|1981|pp=261–264}}

San Jose and the [[South Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|South Bay]] area had a bustling scene featuring the Chocolate Watchband, [[the Count Five]], and [[the Syndicate of Sound]].{{sfn|Kauppila|2006|pp=7–8}}  [[The Chocolate Watchband]] released several singles in 1967, including "Are You Gonna Be There (at the Love In)", which was also featured on their debut album ''[[No Way Out (The Chocolate Watchband album)|No Way Out]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Eder|first1=Bruce|title=The Chocolate Watchband (Review)|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-chocolate-watchband-mn0000774791/biography|access-date=December 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511041337/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-chocolate-watchband-mn0000774791/biography|archive-date=May 11, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>  The album's opening cut was a rendition of "Let's Talk About Girls", previously recorded by the Tongues of Truth (aka [[the Grodes]]).{{sfn|Shaw|1998|p=42}}

====Midwest====
[[File:Shadows of Knight composite 1966.jpg|thumb|[[The Shadows of Knight]] in 1966]]

Chicago, known for electric blues, continued to have a strong recording industry in the 1960s and was also a hotbed of activity for garage rock.  Chicago blues as well as the Rolling Stones, [[the Pretty Things]], and [[the Yardbirds]] influenced [[the Shadows of Knight]],{{sfn|Aaron|2013|p=58}} who recorded for [[Dunwich Records]] and were known for a tough, hard-driving sound.{{sfn|Stax|1998|pp=34, 53}}  In 1966 they had hits with versions of [[Them (band)|Them]]'s [[Van Morrison]]-penned "[[Gloria (Them song)|Gloria]]" and Bo Diddley's "Oh Yeah", and also released the aggressive "I'm Gonna Make You Mine",{{sfn|Aaron|2013|p={{page needed|date=June 2020}}}} which Mike Stax remarked "was recorded live in the studio with the amps cranked beyond distortion, this is 60s punk at its sexually charged, aggressive best."{{sfn|Stax|1998|p=53}}  Also recording for Dunwich were [[the Del-Vetts]] and [[The Banshees (band)|the Banshees]], who released the cathartic "Project Blue".{{sfnm|1a1=Jarema|1y=1991|1pp=1–13|2a1=Markesich|2y=2012|2pp=60, 381}}{{sfn|Stax|1998|p=46}}  Other notable Chicago acts were [[the Little Boy Blues]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ankeny|first1=Jason|title=Little Boy Blues|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/little-boy-blues-mn0000258279/biography|access-date=July 7, 2015|archive-date=May 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508093632/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/little-boy-blues-mn0000258279/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[the New Colony Six]].{{sfn|Stax|1998|pp=62–63}}

Michigan had one of the largest scenes in the country.  In early 1966, Detroit's [[MC5]] released a version of "I Can Only Give You Everything" before they went on to greater success at the end of the decade.<ref name="Ankeny (MC5 Bio.)"/> [[The Unrelated Segments]] recorded a string of songs beginning with local hit "The Story Of My Life",{{sfn|Stax|1998|p=73}} followed by "Where You Gonna Go".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ankeny|first1=Jason|title=The Unrelated Segments|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-unrelated-segments-mn0000811169/biography|access-date=July 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615042239/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-unrelated-segments-mn0000811169/biography|archive-date=June 15, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>  In 1966, [[the Litter]] from Minneapolis released the guitar-overdriven "[[Action Woman]]", a song which Michael Hann described as "one of garage's gnarliest, snarliest, most tight-trousered pieces of hormonal aggression".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hann|first1=Michael|title=Old Music: The Electras - Action Woman|website=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/jun/01/old-music-electras-action-woman|date=June 1, 2012|access-date=October 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014750/http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/jun/01/old-music-electras-action-woman|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Other US Regions====
[[File:Five Americans.png|thumb|upright|[[The Five Americans]] from Oklahoma had a hit with "[[Western Union (song)|Western Union]]" 1967.]]

In Texas, [[the 13th Floor Elevators]] from Austin, featured [[Roky Erickson]] on guitar and vocals and are considered one of the prominent bands of the era.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deming|first1=Mark|title=The 13th Floor Elevators|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-13th-floor-elevators-mn0000504928/biography|access-date=July 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428143029/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-13th-floor-elevators-mn0000504928/biography|archive-date=April 28, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>  They had a regional hit with "[[You're Gonna Miss Me (song)|You're Gonna Miss Me]]" and a string of albums, but the band was hampered by drug busts and related legal problems that hastened their demise.<ref name="Deusner (13th Floor Debut)"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Deming|first1=Mark|title=The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-psychedelic-sounds-of-the-13th-floor-elevators-mw0000109270|access-date=December 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222170458/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-psychedelic-sounds-of-the-13th-floor-elevators-mw0000109270|archive-date=December 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>  Richie Unterberger singled out [[The Zakary Thaks]], from Corpus Christi, for their songwriting skills,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Unterberger|first1=Richie|title=Zakary Thaks: Artist Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/zakary-thaks-mn0000594426/biography|website=AllMusic|access-date=July 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508232023/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/zakary-thaks-mn0000594426/biography|archive-date=May 8, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and they are best known for the frantic and sped-up "Bad Girl".{{sfn|Stax|1998|p=89}}  [[The Moving Sidewalks]], from Houston, featured [[Billy Gibbons]] on guitar, later of [[ZZ Top]].{{sfn|Ward|2013}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|author-link=Richie Unterberger|title=The Moving Sidewalks|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-moving-sidewalks-mn0000503563/biography|access-date=July 8, 2015|archive-date=May 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504131113/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-moving-sidewalks-mn0000503563/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Gentlemen (Dallas band)|The Gentlemen]] from Dallas cut the fuzz-driven "[[It's a Cry'n Shame]]", which in Mike Markesich's ''Teenbeat Mayhem'' is ranked as one of the top two garage rock songs of all time,{{sfn|Markesich|2012|pp=118, 387}} second only to "You're Gonna Miss Me", by the 13th Floor Elevators.{{sfn|Markesich|2012|p=388}}  [[The Outcasts (Texas band)|The Outcasts]] from San Antonio cut two highly regarded songs, "I'm in Pittsburgh and It's Raining", which became a local hit,  and "1523 Blair", that Jason Ankeny described as "Texas psychedelia at its finest".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ankeny|first1=Jason|title=The Outcasts|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-outcasts-mn0001627238/biography|access-date=July 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114060311/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-outcasts-mn0001627238/biography|archive-date=January 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Five Americans]] were from Durant, Oklahoma, and released a string of singles, such as "[[Western Union (song)|Western Union]]", which became a top 10 US hit in 1967.{{sfn|Markesich|2012|pp=21, 110}}  From Phoenix, Arizona, [[The Spiders (American rock band)|the Spiders]] featured Vincent Furnier, later known as [[Alice Cooper]], and  eventually adopted that name as the group's moniker.{{sfn|Aaron|2013|p=98}}  As the Spiders they recorded two singles, most notably "Don't Blow Your Mind", which became a local hit in Phoenix in 1966.<ref name="Hall of Fame (Alice Cooper)">{{cite web|title=Alice Cooper Biography|url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/alice-cooper|website=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=July 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727093609/https://rockhall.com/inductees/alice-cooper/|archive-date=July 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>  The group ventured to Los Angeles in 1967 in hopes of achieving greater success, however they found it not there, but while in Detroit several years later, re-christened as [[Alice Cooper (band)|Alice Cooper]].<ref name="Hall of Fame (Alice Cooper)"/>{{sfn|Dominic|2003}}

From Florida, Orlando's [[We the People (band)|We the People]] came about as the result of the merger of two previous bands and featured songwriters Tommy Talton and Wane Proctor.<ref name="Unterberger (We the People)">{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|author-link=Richie Unterberger|title=We the People|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/we-the-people-mn0000816941/biography|access-date=July 9, 2015|archive-date=June 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615044313/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/we-the-people-mn0000816941/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> They recorded a string of self-composed songs, such as primitive rockers, "You Burn Me Upside Down" and "Mirror of my Mind", as well as the esoteric "In the Past", later covered by the Chocolate Watchband.<ref name="Unterberger (We the People)"/> [[Evil (band)|Evil]] from Miami, had a hard, sometimes thrashing sound and a reputation for musical mayhem, typified in songs such as "From a Curbstone" and "I'm Movin' On".{{sfn|Lemlich|1992|pp=14–17, 29–30, 34–35, 49, 51, 88}}

====Canada, islands, and territories====
[[File:The Paupers.png|thumb|[[The Paupers]] in 1967]]

Like the United States, Canada experienced a large and vigorous garage rock movement. Vancouver's [[The Northwest Company (band)|the Northwest Company]], who recorded "Hard to Cry", had a power chord-driven approach.<ref>{{cite web|last=Montfichet|first=Stansted|title=Northwest Company|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/northwest-company-mn0001780132/biography|access-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729230516/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/northwest-company-mn0001780132/biography|archive-date=July 29, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The Painted Ship were known for primal songs such as the angst-ridden "Frustration" and "Little White Lies", which Stansted Montfichet called a "punk classic".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Montfichet|first1=Stansted|title=Painted Ship|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/painted-ship-mn0001822541|access-date=July 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617111941/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/painted-ship-mn0001822541|archive-date=June 17, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>  Chad Allan and the Reflections from [[Winnipeg]], Manitoba, began in 1962 and had a hit in the mid-1960s, [[Johnny Kidd & the Pirates|Johnny Kidd&nbsp;& the Pirates]]' "[[Shakin' All Over]]", then went on to greater success in the late 1960s and early 1970s as [[the Guess Who]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sendra|first1=Tim|title=Shakin' All Over/Hey Ho/It's Time: All Music Review|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/shakin-all-over-hey-ho-its-time-mw0000318376|access-date=July 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228010540/http://www.allmusic.com/album/shakin-all-over-hey-ho-its-time-mw0000318376|archive-date=December 28, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1966, [[The Ugly Ducklings (band)|the Ugly Ducklings]] from [[Toronto]] had a hit with "Nothin{{'"}} and toured with the Rolling Stones.<ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|author-link=Richie Unterberger|title=The Ugly Ducklings|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-ugly-ducklings-mn0000209318/biography|access-date=July 9, 2015|archive-date=February 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221130934/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-ugly-ducklings-mn0000209318/biography|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Pettipas|first1=Keith|title=The Ugly Ducklings - Somewhere Outside|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/somewhere-outside-mw0000474564|website=AllMusic|access-date=January 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202195252/http://www.allmusic.com/album/somewhere-outside-mw0000474564|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>  [[The Haunted (Canadian band)|The Haunted]] from Montreal specialized in a gritty blues-based sound influenced by the Rolling Stones and released the single "1–2–5".<ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|author-link=Richie Unterberger|title=The Haunted|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-haunted-mn0001469476/biography|access-date=July 26, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222203256/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-haunted-mn0001469476/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> Two other bands from Toronto were [[the Paupers]] and [[the Mynah Birds]].  The Paupers released several singles and two albums.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bush|first=John|title=The Paupers|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-paupers-mn0002141110/biography|access-date=July 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313105835/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-paupers-mn0002141110/biography|archive-date=March 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>  The Mynah Birds featured the combination of [[Rick James]] on lead vocals and [[Neil Young]] on guitar, who both went on to fame as solo acts, as well as [[Bruce Palmer]] who later accompanied Young to California to join [[Buffalo Springfield]] in 1966.<ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|title=The Mynah Birds|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-mynah-birds-mn0001374260|access-date=June 16, 2017|archive-date=June 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613072711/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-mynah-birds-mn0001374260|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jones (Mynah Birds)">{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Josh|title=When Neil Young & Rick James Created the 60's Motown Band, The Mynah Birds|url=http://www.openculture.com/2014/05/when-neil-young-rick-james-created-the-60s-motown-band-the-mynah-birds.html|website=Open Culture|access-date=July 10, 2015|date=May 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924061438/http://www.openculture.com/2014/05/when-neil-young-rick-james-created-the-60s-motown-band-the-mynah-birds.html|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>  They signed a contract with [[Motown Records]] and recorded several songs including "It's My Time".<ref name="Jones (Mynah Birds)"/>

Outside of the mainland, garage rock became a fixture in the islands and territories adjacent to the continent.<ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|author-link=Richie Unterberger|title=The Savages|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-savages-mn0001217264/biography|access-date=July 10, 2015|archive-date=July 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707042104/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-savages-mn0001217264/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Savages (Bermuda band)|The Savages]] from Bermuda recorded the album ''[[Live 'n Wild]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|author-link=Richie Unterberger|title=The Savages: Live 'n Wild (Review)|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-n-wild-mw0000886479|access-date=April 24, 2017|archive-date=April 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424174845/http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-n-wild-mw0000886479|url-status=live}}</ref> which features "[[The World Ain't Round It's Square]]", an angry song of youthful defiance.{{sfn|Markesich|2012|pp=209, 387}}