Bill Clark, Jan Marquis, Betty Marquis & Dwight Hunter
The Hunter's IV (Corvallis, Oregon)
Personnel :
Bill Clark
Jan Marquis
Betty Marquis
Dwight Hunter
Discography :
1959 - I Treated You Cruel / I'm Gonna Lova You (aka Who Could Ask) (Bare 1001)
Biography :
They
sang in front of audiences, they cut a record, it got on the local
charts, and heard it played on those hometown radio stations. The
Hunter's IV are Bill Clark, sisters Jan Marquis, Betty Marquis, and
Dwight Hunter. Rob O' Conner was the original Rhythm/bass guitarist and
Bill Clark replaced him after Rob joined the service. The group was
based in Corvallis, Oregon, and led by the group's namesake, Dwight
Hunter. They were originally called the Silvertones, but that presented a
conflict with the fine folks at Sears. Since Dwight formed the group, the Hunter's IV name was applied. After Dwight, Jan and Rob graduated from Corvallis High School, they found themselves working for Buck Owens in Tacoma. Owens had a steady gig in town, and Dwight convinced him to let the Hunter's IV play during intermission.
Bill Clark, Jan Marquis, Dwight Hunter and Betty Marquis
Dwight was working in the area at the time, but the
other three members would drive up every weekend so they could sing.
Buck Owens wanted to record them, but deferred to Jim Owens, who owned a
record store called the Record Bar in Tacoma. Surprisingly, he was no relation to Buck Owens. Jim Owens liked what
he heard and signed the group to a recording contract. They went into
the Joe Boles studio in Seattle, and spent all day recording their two
sides. The record was intended to be issued on the bar label - for Jim
Owens store called the Record Bar. The disc was sent to radio stations
up and down the west coast. They received airplay and chart action in
the northwest as well as some spins in Los Angeles with Art Laboe at
KPOP and Bill Balance at KFWB.
Songs :
I Treated You Cruel
