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Anderson moved on to become one of the most sought after songwriters in Nashville , and he ' s still going strong after 40 years of musical adventures . This is the tale of The Wildweeds , a band that by all accounts was always slightly out of step with prevailing musical fashions . In retrospect , the band seemed to exist to set the stage for Al Anderson ' s future . But , as this new collection from Confidential Recordings , No Good To Cry The Best of The Wildweeds , reveals and affirms , the music that the group produced stands on its merits as an important contribution to the pop lexicon . The influences which made the band seem in the minority musically are today acknowledged as masters of soul . True the Beatles and the Stones popularized and emulated crossover rock and roll artists like Chuck Berry . But The Wildweeds worshipped the likes of Ray Charles , The Impressions and Billy Stewart . Perhaps The Weeds were ahead of their time . Listening to No Good To Cry The Best of The Wildweeds , a compilation of the band ' s singles and unreleased material , shows just how fresh that take is today . By the late 50 searly 60 s , rock and roll had moved out of the south , and was not strictly the domain of the big cities any more , so this group of Windsor , CT boys was able to follow their musical ideals with impunity . The Hartford area had a strong music scene . The young players typically shifted in and out of various combos . Bands with names like The Blues Messengers , The Altones , The Six Packs and The Futuras shaped them . The Weeds finally gelled in late 1966 . Shortly thereafter , the name was expanded to The Wildweeds . The musicians included Al Anderson , of course , on guitar and vocals . Andy Lepak drums , Ray Zeiner keyboards , Bob Dudek bass and Martin Skip Yakaitis percussion rounded out the group in its definitive lineup . While the band was still in its early stages , Andy Lepak ' s father , Alex Lepak Sr . , a professional musician and teacher , started managing them . He provided a stabilizing influence , paying them a salary and instilling in them strong ideals about their music . According to the fairytale trajectory , the band ' s popularity grew locally through enthusiastic fans at numerous live gigs . Al Anderson continued to hone his songwriting skill . Thirtyfour years later , in 2000 , Al Anderson was named BMI Songwriter of the Year , but that ' s getting too far ahead . Back to 1966 . The Weeds went into Syncron Sound Studios on their own and cut some tracks , including No Good to Cry . The next chapter of the story finds record producer Thomas Doc Cavalier purchasing Syncron . Reviewing the archived assets of his new property , Doc was drawn to the energy and raw talent he heard from the Weeds rough recordings . He sought the boys out . He soon went further , refocusing and renaming the single , No Good to Cry , and used his experience and influence to get them some industry notice . It worked . DJs around the northeast began to play No Good to Cry . It was an unqualified regional hit . Doc got them a deal with one of Chess Label ' s subsidiaries , Cadet . No Good to Cry proceeded to get wider airplay , but never received the huge national attention that it deserved . Still more classic ups and downs followed . In an attempt to keep up with the evolving rock music of the late 60 s , they tried a different musical direction , which culminated in the single I ' m Dreaming , released on Cadet Concept , another Chess offshoot . Again , good local response encouraged the band , but it seems the writing was on the wall . The band broke ranks with Doc Cavalier , changed personnel , and shifted their musical direction . This lineup of The Wildweeds released a selftitled countryinfluenced outing in 1970 on Vanguard that got little notice . Sometime in 1969 Skip Yakaitis urged Al Anderson to come with him to hear NRBQ , a new band . Within two years , history began anew when Al signed on with the Q . Twentytwo years later , that chapter came to a close . Skip Yakaitis died in 1988 . The Lepak family still lives in the Hartford area , and is still involved in music . Ray Zeiner now repairs pianos and still performs in Connecticut . Bob Dudek lived in Connecticut , and spent his years caring for the wildlife there . He died in June 2002 after a long battle with cancer . Thomas Doc Cavalier runs Trod Nossel Productions out of the same studio location that that he bought in 1967 . Fans of NRBQ have been assured of Al Anderson ' s talents for decades . Legions of them treasure , trade and discuss everything that the band has ever done . With the release of No Good to Cry The Best of The Wildweeds , Confidential Recordings is proud to contribute some longlost , eversodeserving material , including rare and vintage photos and documents , to update and add to the legend . From The Official Wildweeds Website Read more on Last . fm . Wildweeds 922 listeners , 5 , 379 plays tags rock , soul , 60 s , Hard , eclectic Please downvote if incorrect ! Selfdeletes if score is 0 .