Roy Loney


Roy Loney was an American rock musician, best known as the original lead singer of the Flamin' Groovies. The Groovies original line-up issued releases on Epic Records and Kama Sutra Records, which Rolling Stone magazine described as an "influence on power-pop and punk..." Loney's albums with the Flamin' Groovies included Sneakers, Supersnazz, Flamingo, and Teenage Head. Billboard magazine contrasted their "gritty" sound to the "flower power" approach of their San Francisco contemporaries.
After leaving the Flamin' Groovies, Loney remained in the music industry both as a performer and in other jobs such as a sales representative for ABC Records and in various San Francisco-area record stores. Besides solo projects, he fronted bands, often in collaboration with former Flamin' Groovies bandmates, performing and recording under band names including the Phantom Movers and the Longshots. In the last two years of his life, Loney appeared with a reunited Flamin' Groovies. Before his health failed in early 2019, he had expected to tour Europe with them later that year.
He died at the age of 73 on December 13, 2019, due to "severe organ failure."

Discography

Full-length LPs or CDs unless otherwise noted.
With the Flamin' Groovies:
  • Sneakers
  • Supersnazz
  • Flamingo
  • Teenage Head
Other:
  • Roy A. Loney – ..Artistic As Hell..
  • Roy Loney and the Phantom Movers – Out After Dark
  • Phantom Movers – "Return To Sender"/"Neat Petite"
  • Phantom Movers – Phantom Tracks
  • Phantom Movers – "Hanky Panky"/"With A Girl Like You"
  • Phantom Movers – Contents Under Pressure
  • Phantom Movers song "Different Kind" appeared on various artists recording Rising Stars Of San Francisco
  • Phantom Movers – Rock'n'Roll Dance Party
  • Phantom Movers – "Lana Lee"/"Magdalena"/"Goodnight Alcatraz"
  • Phantom Movers – Fast and Loose
  • Phantom Movers – "Beware Of The Ghoul"/"Down The Road Apiece"
  • Roy Loney – Live
  • Phantom Movers – The Scientific Bombs Away!!!
  • Phantom Movers – Five or Six by Five Live
  • Phantom Movers cover of "With a Girl Like You" appeared on various artists recording Groin Thunder: Trogg Noize from Around the World
  • Roy Loney and the A-Bones – Boy Meets Bones
  • Roy Loney and the Longshots – Action Shots!
  • Longshots – Full Grown Head
  • Longshots "Long Shots Theme" and "Get Off The Phone" appeared on various artists recording The Beat Goes On...
  • Longshots "Teeny Weeny Man" appeared on various artists recording Hodge! Podge! Barrage! From Japan!! Volume 2: Trash Compilation
  • Longshots – Kick Out The Hammmmons
  • Roy Loney & The Young Fresh Fellows: "I Couldn't Spell !!*@!" appeared on various artists recording Turban Renewal: A Tribute To Sam The Sham
  • Longshots – ''Record Party''