The Nightcrawlers – Daytona Beach, FL

The Nightcrawlers (Out of the Garage)

The Nightcrawlers will maybe be remember for one song: “The Little Black Egg”.

The band formed out of Daytona Beach, Florida in 1965 – Members were:

• Tommy Ruger (drums)
• Sylvan Wells (lead guitar)
• Pete Thomason (rhythm guitar)
• Rob Rouse (vocals)
• Charlie Conlon (bass)

The Nightcrawlers left us with one semi-memorable musical moment “The Little Black Egg”. The song was penned in 1965 and the group performed it when opening for concert with the Beach Boys. “Little Black Egg” was released on the Lee record label and was their second release.

Two years later, after the song was released for the third time, “Little Black Egg” finally dented the Hot 100, stalling out at number 85.

The second release had crawled into the ‘Bubbling Under’ charts in 1965 for one week at number 135. “The Little Black Egg” charted in local markets including in Florida, California , Pennsylvania and Ohio. The song went as high a number 6 in Miami.

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  Little Black Egg – Number 6 In Miami November, 1965

Charlie Conlon would record a single as part of a duo with Daytona musician Charles Vickers, released on the Tropical Records label in 1965 and a three recordings on his own on Marlin in 1967 and a release on Warner Bros. later on.

Vickers fronted the group “Charles Vickers and the Three Bears” recording in 1960.

The Nightcrawlers Discography

45 – Cry b/w Marie – May, 1965

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45 – The Little Black Egg b/w If I Were You – August, 1965

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45 – The Little Black Egg – Number 135 Bubbling Under 1965 – Number 85 Hot 100 1967 b/w You’re Running Wild – January, 1967

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45 – A Basket Of Flowers – Charted Number 22 WFUN Miami b/w Washboard – April, 1966

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45 – I Don’t Remember – Charted Number 19 WLOF Orland b/w What Time Is It August, 1966

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45 – A Basket of Flowers b/w Washboard – 1966

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45 – My Butterfly – Charted Number 81 on WOR New York b/w Today I’m Happy – May, 1967

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45 – Chuck Conlon and the Crawlers – I Won’t Tell b/w You’re Comin’ On – March, 1967

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45 – Chuck Conlon – Won’t You Say Yes To Me, Girl b/w Midnight Reader – August, 1967

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45 – Chuck Conlon – I Wish I Could Have Told You b/w Mighty, Lighty Moon – September, 1975

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LP – Kapp – The Little Black Egg – May, 1967

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LP – France – 1985