The New Colony Six

No single group defined the “Windy City” sound of the 1960s as well as New Colony Six. In all, they recorded for Mercury, MCA, Sunlight, Sentar, and Centaur recording labels. The band charted 21 singles on Billboard’s charts and released four unforgettable LPs between 1965 and 1974. The original lineup featured Ray Gaffia, Pat McBride, Chic James, Craig Kemp, Wally Kemp,and Jerry Van Kollenberg Later Ronnie Rice joined the group on guitar and vocals.

Their long list of chart successes includes: “I Confess” – 1966; “I Lie Awake” – 1966; “Love You So Much” – 1967; “I’m Just Waiting Anticipating for Her to Show Up” – 1967; “I Will Always Think About You” – 1968; “Can’t You See Me Cry” – 1968; “Things I’d Like To Say” – 1968; “I Could Never Lie To You” – 1969; “Barbara, I Love You” – 1969; “Roll On” – 1971; “Never Be Lonely” – 1971 and “Someone Sometime” – 1972.