Music Deaths: John Grady McElrath (Swing Medallions)

JOHN GRADE McELRATH, 77

Died June 9, 2018

Keyboardist and founding member of the Beach Music group Swinging Medallions from Greenwood, South Carolina.

Their biggest hit was "Double Shot )Of My Baby's Love)"  (#17-1966).  Doesn't get much more garage-y than this.  2:18 of solid party music.  Supposedly, they were drunk when they recorded the song.  Give it a listen and you be the judge.

They also had "She Drives Me Out Of My Mind"  (#71-1966)

Huge band on the Beach Music scene.