There are at least two bands called The Poor Boys. 1. The Poor Boys were a short-lived American blues/R&B outfit, closely associated with The "5" Royales (they were essentially an offshoot, featuring Royales members). They released a single on Apollo in 1960: 'I'm Gonna Spend My Money' b/w 'Wash Board Take 1'. 2. The Poor is a hard rocking, hard drinking hellraising Darwin band which descended like a tropical storm on the music scene, met with a surge of success, including a brush with international fame and then subsided. Starting life as The … read more
There are at least two bands called The Poor Boys. 1. The Poor Boys were a short-lived American blues/R&B outfit, closely associated with The "5" Royales (they were essentially an offshoot, featuring Royales members). They released a single on Apollo in 1960: 'I'm Gonn… read more
There are at least two bands called The Poor Boys. 1. The Poor Boys were a short-lived American blues/R&B outfit, closely associated with The "5" Royales (they were essentially an offshoot, featuring Royales members). They released a single on Apollo in 1960: 'I'm Gonna Spend My Money' b/w 'Wash Board Take 1'. 2. The Poor is… read more
