Song of the Day 3/10: The Outsiders, “Time Won’t Let Me”
The American answer to the British Invasion was in full swing by 1965, when a Cleveland R & B outfit called the Starfires got signed to Capitol Records and changed its name. Their first single as the Outsiders hit No. 5 in spring 1966, its punchy horns and driving beat making it an instant white soul classic.
The drummer in this lip-synched TV appearance was Jim Fox, who went on to start the James Gang, the band that launched Joe Walsh’s career. Singer Sonny Geraci later had a big hit, “Precious and Few,” with his next band, Climax.
And another Ohio-based band, the Pretenders, borrowed that unmistakable riff for ‘Time the Avenger’.
Love this song, lots of energy, like to cover it at some point.
Brings me back to my elementary school daze and WAMS radio where we heard all of this music.