associated_acts years_active article_title background instrument birth_date genre origin name occupation
the beau brummels , the black velvet band 1964 & ndash ; present ron meagher
 solo_singer bass guitar , vocals 2 october 1941 folk rock , pop rock , garage rock oakland , california ron meagher bass guitarist , backing vocalist
ron meagher

ron meagher -lrb- born october 2 , 1941 , oakland , california , usa -rrb- is best known as bassist of american rock band the beau brummels .
when guitarist-songwriter ron elliott was putting the band together in 1964 , he asked a friend , kay dane , if she knew any good bass players .
dane recommended meagher , but cautioned , `` he 's kind of weird .
he has long hair ! ''
after joining the band , meagher proved to be important to the band 's image , as he was one of the first american rock musicians with beatlesque hair .
in addition to providing backing vocals , meagher sang lead on occasion , as on `` they 'll make you cry , '' a song from the band 's 1965 debut album , `` introducing the beau brummels '' .
meagher appeared with the band in the 1965 science-fiction/comedy movie `` village of the giants '' , which was featured in a 1994 episode of `` mystery science theater 3000 '' .
he remained with the band as it reduced from a quintet to a trio by 1967 's critically acclaimed album `` triangle '' .
during the recording of the band 's next album , 1968 's `` bradley 's barn '' , meagher was drafted , becoming one of the few musicians from a well-known rock band to serve in the military at the height of the vietnam war .
after he was discharged two years later , meagher played in the black velvet band with former beau brummels bandmate declan mulligan .
over the next three decades , meagher has also participated in several beau brummels revivals , most notably in the mid-1970s when the band released a 1975 self-titled reunion album .
