Mods

One of any number of garage bands that performed and recorded under the name the Mods, this particular group -- best remembered for the compilation staple "I Give You an Inch (And You Take a Mile)" -- formed in Toledo, Ohio in 1962. Singer/guitarist Terry Smith and his brother, bassist Larry Smith, co-founded the group with their mutual best friend, rhythm guitarist Larry Music (amazingly, his real surname) -- originally dubbed "Terry and the Blasters", the teens began by playing covers of instrumental hits by the Ventures and other surf-rock acts, but the Beatles changed ever...