The Tremors “Wondering Why” on Catalina is one of the greatest garage records, but almost nothing is known about the band.
Buckeye Beat has a photo and the basic info that four members were from Urbana, Ohio and one from Springfield OH. They cut their single at the O’Brien Studio in Springfield, produced by musician and race car driver Ron Knull on Catalina 03/04 in 1967.
The 45 was pressed by Rite Record Productions, 19469/70, account # 1801, both songs published by Ronnie K Music.
The writer credit on “Wondering Why” is Cummins – Barker. For some reason, many scans of this side on the internet have erased their names. I need to see a good scan of the B-side, the fine ballad “What Have I Done” to see if there are similar credits.
Paul Lunnon wrote to me with a lead: the songwriters may be Hal Barker and Jim Cummins, who were from the Urbana area, and long-time friends and musicians. Hal Barker played drums, James Cummins played organ and keyboards
The only other lead I can find is a mention of “The Tremors” Dance Band at the Quarter Miler Rod & Custom Show on April 1 & 2, 1967, at the National Guard Armory in New Philadelphia, Ohio, almost three hours’ drive east of Urbana.