N and N first met in 1958 in rural Virginia in a town called Marshalltown, where they were performing in a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover band at a local bar. That gig ended abruptly the night the owner of the bar found N in bed with his wife. After quickly clearing out of Virginia, N and N realized they could make more money as a duo (organ and drums) and promptly left their fellow bandmates for dead at a truckstop in Sweet Springs West Virginia (just across the border from where they fled). The duo set out crossing the country in N's beat up 1952 Chevy Nova, performing at bars, hotels, clubs and any other venue that would put them up for the week and give them a decent wage. The duo went thru several names in the early years, most best forgotten. They settled on Horse Latitudes in 1961. Jim Morrison later admitted that the Doors tune "Horse Latitudes" was inspired by the duo when the Doors opened for them at the Whisky A Go Go in early 1963. Despite this claim to fame, mainstream acceptance never came their way, and they continued to play smaller venues from California to Maine (but always keeping clear of Virginia). They released one Long Play Vinyl Record in 1971 (a condensed version of Mozarts Requiem Mass, long out of print but well sought-after by collectors). This lack of released music is due to N's long-standing distrust of the recording industry after he was not payed for playing on Elvis' hit track Heartbreak Hotel. However, they have been taping every gig they have every done - first on a wire recorder, later on a Nagra, during the 80's on a Porta-One and recently on the Nagra again. They plan to release all this material as a free download on the internet on January 1st, 2013 (N's 70th birthday).
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