The Candymen

The Candymen were an American pop quintet active 1965-1972 which prefigured the Atlanta Rhythm Section. The group were managed by Atlanta producer-songwriter Buddy Buie and included guitarists Barry Bailey and J.R. Cobb, singer Rodney Justo, drummer Robert Nix and keyboard player Dean Daughtry.[1] The band's chart singles included "Georgia Pines" (1967) and "Ways" (1968).[2] They often performed as the backing band of Roy Orbison.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Colin Larkin - 2011 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music - Page 2006 " ... 8 September 1946, Kinston, Alabama, USA; keyboards) and drummer Robert Nix had been members of Orbison's backing group, the Candymen, and ... The band, guided by manager/producer Buddy Buie, recorded two albums for Decca Records in 1972, neither of which ..."
  2. ↑ Billboard - 23March 1968 - Page 68 POP THE CANDYMEN BRING YOU CANDY POWER-ABC ABC 633 (M); ABCS 633 (S) The Candymen have come up with another excellent album in their easy rock style with its strong blues influence. Including the quintet's single "Ways," ...
  3. ↑ Billboard - 2 - 9 Apr 2011 - Page 24 "The third disc is a DVD of nine songs performed by Orbison and his band, the Candymen, for a TV show in Holland in 1965."


John Rainey Adkins was the guitarist for The Candymen

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