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The Outcasts are a garage rock band from San Antonio, Texas that released a total of five singles between 1965 and 1967. Their best-known songs are Im in Pittsburgh, and 1523 Blair and their recordings have been reissued on a number of compilation albums. According to the Ugly Things compilation album notes, they are the most recognized band of this name that were active in the mid-1960s, including a band from Manhasset. The Outcasts were formed in San Antonio in late 1963 by Buddy Carson, Rickey Wright, in late 1964, Jim Carsten and then Jim Ryan joined the band. This line-up prevailed until the fifth single, when Galen Niles replaced Denny Turner on guitar. In 1964, Denny designed a logo and slogan for the band, Music from the OUTER LIMITS, taken from the name of the popular television series of the period.
The band had the logo emblazoned on the backs of their uniforms, post was the songwriter and producer of the bands first single. He also recruited the Outcasts as the band for a performance by Jimmy Carlson. According to member Denny Turner, they had all of the trappings of a rock band, a succession of managers, go-go dancers, a fan club with a regular newsletter. Their performances at area military clubs led to gigs as opening act for Hermans Hermits in San Antonio, in 1965, The Outcasts were even invited to appear in Houston, Texas with The Beatles. But turned down the opportunity, the Five Americans took their place at the concert, the band dissolved in 1968, founding member Buddy Carson died of complications of hepatitis that same year. Denny Turner continues to write and record music, and he also sells and repairs guitars for his store called Dennys Guitars, based in northern Oahu.
He is also a multi-media artist and music teacher and has a recording studio. Galen Niles was the guitarist in two well-regarded Texas hard rock bands, Homer and Ultra during the 1970s and is active in music. The Ultra tracks were reissued on Monster Records in 2000 and on Vintage Records in 2010, Jim Carsten went into law enforcement and was once a county sheriff, he is now a security consultant. Rickey Wright died in an accident in 2000.(wiki)
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