The Nu Kats

The Nu Kats were a music rock group from Minneapolis in the 1970s, 80s and 90s featuring Freddy Moore. Other bands featuring Freddy Moore were Skogie, Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos, The Kats, Boy and The Kat Club.
History
As the Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos, a documentary story of the band was produced by and presented on WCCO CBS 4-TV and a lengthy cover story by music journalist Tom Murtha was published in Insider Magazine. Skogie was managed by David Zimmerman who then produced their first published record: 'The Butler Did It/I Won't be Pushed Away' (1973 on Mill City Records), which can still be heard occasionally on the radio. Between its recording and its release changed members and changed its name from Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos to 'Skogie'. Skogie then recorded a new album at Sound 80 Recording Studio which was released in 1974. Randy Levy of Schon Productions handled the majority of Skogie's career in Minnesota. The entire band relocated to Hollywood California in 1976.
The Kats
In 1978 they formed The Kats  by adding guitar hero Pete McRae to the band, debuting at the Troubadour's Hoot Night in late September 1978 after sweltering through myriad gigs at The Rock Corporation. Opening dates
with The Police, The Knack, The Motels, Oingo Boingo... followed. Then, later, attendance records at The Starwood, Whisky, The Troubadour and Madame Wongs. The Kats recorded an LP with Tom Petty's producers Noah Shark and Max Reese at Shelter Studio, Hollywood, for Infinity Records 1979, and contributed the 1st
track to the Rhino Records LP "L.A. In".
The Nu Kats
The Kats were renamed The Nu Kats, just before Pete McRae departed. The Nu Kats continued as a 4-piece unit and went on to record and release 'Plastic Facts' and 'Yes Nukes' on Rhino Records in 1980. The "It's Not A Rumor" video (shot by Jan de Bont, starring Freddy's wife Demi Moore) was in rotation on MTV. The Nu Kats also contributed several new songs to various film soundtracks.
Boy
Boy was founded in Los Angeles in 1981, by ex-members of The Nu Kats, The Motions, The Scooters, and Snapshots. Freddy Moore of The Nu Kats, Mark McEwen of The Motions and Dave Srb of Snapshots were the founding members. They recruited Bobby Wickland of The Scooters and Bobbyzio Moore of The Nu Kats and began rehearsing. Bobby Wickland received a call inviting him to join Badfinger and was quickly replaced by John Nyman. A few months later Dave Srb was replaced by Nu Kat Dennis Peters. The line up was set. Although the Boy Horns (Patrick Boone and Norm Cowan) were soon added. Boy recorded and released a 4 track ep, Next Door on Radioactive Records in 1983 and contributed songs to film soundtracks.
The Kat Club
The Kat Club is a band formed by the members of above bands after retiring from the music business from 1985 to 1990. Former members of Skogie, The Kats, and The Nu Kats formed the group. They worked as a trio, recording 1 and 1/2 albums, before Al Galles died of liver failure. The remaining two members Dennis Peters and Freddy Moore, finished off the 2nd album as a duo.
In 2002 they enlisted the help of many ex-bandmates, and friends and began work on album number 3: 'los angelenos' released in May 2007.
Members
*Mark Goldstein: Keyboards, Guitar, Harmonica (November 1972 - February 1978).
*Freddy Moore (Rick 'Skogie' Moore): Composer, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards (November 1972 - June 1983).
*Al Galles: Drums, Piano, Vocals (November 1972 - February 1981).
*Dennis Peterson: Bass, Vocals (November 1972 - June 1983).
*Bobbyzio Moore (Robert Moore): Tenor Sax, Percussion (September 1975 - June 1983).
*Gary Dunn: Lead Guitar, Vocal (February 1978 - June 1978).
*Guido Charles: Alto Sax, Vocal (February 1978 - June 1978).
*Pete McRae (Robert F. McRae): Lead Guitar, Composer (June 1978 - March 1980).
*Dave Srb: Bass, Vocals (July 1981 - September 1981).
*Bobby Wickland: Drums (July 1981).
*John Nyman: Drums (July 1981 - June 1983).
*Mark McEwen: Lead Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards (July 1981 - June 1983). (aka "Sharkey McEwen")
*Patrick Boone: Tenor Sax, Keyboards (June 1982 - June 1983).
*Norm Cowan: Trumpet (June 1982 - June 1983).
Discography
As Skogie and the Flying Pachucos
*Call Me Crazy - North Country Music (1972) Recorded at AudioTek Recording Studio Executive Producer by Mark Hughes
As Skogie
===="The Butler Did It" (single)====
"The Butler Did It" was recorded at Sound 80 Studios, Minneapolis in 1973, produced by David Zimmerman, and engineered by Scott Rivard. This was recorded by Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos, but released by Skogie.
Tracklist
*"The Butler Did It" (Freddy Moore)
*"I Won't Be Pushed Away" (Freddy Moore)
Personnel
*Jim Greenberg - sax
*Mark Goldstein - keyboards
*Al Galles - drums, vocals
*Dennis Peterson - bass, vocals
*Freddy Moore- guitar, vocals
There's A String Attached (album)
There's A String Attached... was recorded at Sound 80 Studios, Minneapolis, in December 1973, recording supervised by Scott Rivard.
Side One
#"Queen Of Clubs" (Freddy Moore, Mark Goldstein) 4:59
#"The Ballad Of Righteous Riders" (Freddy Moore) 3:50
#"You Gotta Work For What You Get" (Freddy Moore, Steve Brenner) 3:23
#"It Will Work Out For Us" (Freddy Moore) 4:59
#"Springfield Gardens" (Freddy Moore) 2:58
Side Two
#"You Got Me Sufferin'" (Freddy Moore) 4:33
#"Old Fred Sings A Song" (Freddy Moore, Gerald Wilfong) 5:11
#"Sunday Drive" (Freddy Moore) 4:45
#"Goodbye Nemours" (Freddy Moore) 5:40
Personnel
*Mark Goldstein - piano, synthesizers, electric piano, electric harpsichord, and Hammond organ
*Al Galles - drums, vocals
*Dennis Peterson - bass, vocals
*Freddy Moore - guitar, vocals
As The Kats
*L.A. In (1979) Rhino Records
*Get Modern (1979) The album was recorded for Infinity Records but not released until several years later by General Records.
Compilations
*Yes Nukes (1980) Rhino Records compilation
*Spring Fever (film soundtrack) 1983
*Scarred (film soundtrack) 1984
*Loose Screws (film soundtrack) 1985
As The Nu Kats
*Plastic Facts (EP, 1980) Rhino Records
As Boy
*Parasite (Film Soundtrack) 1982
*Next Door 1983 Radioactive Records
*Scarred (Film Soundtrack) 1984
Compilations
*Collected Works 2007 General Records
Filmography
;The Kats
*I'm A Kat (1979) United Artists Pictures - Using an experimental 70mm 3D filming technique.
;The Nu Kats
*It's Not A Rumor (1981) Featuring: Demi Moore, Director: Philip Brewin Cheney, Cinematographer: Jan de Bont.
Videography
;The Kats
*Lost My TV (1979) Hollywood Heartbeat - Pre-MTV rock television series.

Main Menu

See Also

Main Menu