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"INCH and the ECHOES" formed in 1960 while Tom "Inch" Lombardi,
Earl "Shorty" Fauerbach and John Bronico were attending
Phillipsburg, (NJ) High School. A year later, Pete Fishbough
came on board. The group disbanded after 3 years.
Inch, Shorty and Pete reunited to form Soul/R&B group,"The Dudes".
John, who had been named one of the top vocalists in the Lehigh
Valley, was singing with "The Crystals".
Some years later, Inch and Pete joined "Jay and the Techniques"
who had produced two top 10 hit records, "Keep the Ball Rolling"
and "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie". Along with Jay Proctor, Inch,
Pete and another former ECHO, bassist George Tindall joined up
and together, toured throughout the U.S. for three years to
"sold out" and "standing room only" crowds.
After Inch came off the road, he and Shorty reunited to form "Motion"
and subsequently joined up with Soul/R&B group, "Lucky 7", featuring
George "Lucky" Lloyd, co-founder of "Jay and the Techniques".
After "Lucky 7", Inch joined up with R&B/Soul group, "On Fire"
with Ron Goosely, another former member of "Jay and the Techniques".
Inch, Shorty and John got back together to play at their 45th high
schoolclass reunion. The response was overwelming so, they decided
to go public. Inch then, called Pete to complete the return of:
*************** INCH and the ECHOES *****************
performing the best of the Old Time Rock 'n' Roll hits for your
listening and dancing pleasure.