to get Liberty to release their recording of Them's "Gloria" but the label declined. The song later became a hit for The Shadows of Knight. A definite pattern had been established: The Gants were able to record and make brief tours during vacations, but that was never enough. Radio stations gave up on their records when the band could not get away from their responsibilities at home for promotional appearances. In 1966 and early 1967, several singles and two more albums were released, Gants Galore and Gants Again. None of these releases had significant chart impact. During this period Johnny Sanders had quit and was replaced by Johnny Freeman, for a couple of gigs and a trip to California, which proved fruitless. Then Freeman was replaced again after they returned from California in the summer of 1967, and three of the Gants headed back to Greenwood, leaving Herring in Los Angeles with a job as a staff songwriter for Liberty Records. Despite their lack of hits, The Gants maintained a minor cult aura within the garage rock ethos and were not entirely forgotten. One of their songs, Herring's "I Wonder" was included on the 1980 compilation album, Pebbles, Volume 8. In 2000, Sundazed Records released Roadrunner! The Best of The Gants, with liner notes by Mike Stax; their single "Little Boy Sad" was included on Oxford American magazine's Southern Sampler music CD. In 2005, The Gants were performing together again: Sid Herring, Don Wood, Johnny Sanders, (Johnny Freeman rhythm guitar rejoined the band in 2001) with bassist Ed Foresman replacing Vince Montgomery, who died of natural causes in January 2001 at his home in Clarksdale, Mississippi, at age 54. Don Wood died in his home in Greenwood, Mississippi on May 14, 2011, at age 61. Johnny Sanders died at home on September 29, 2012 from Alzheimer's Disease, at age 66. He was an MD, and founded Sanders Clinic for Women in Tupelo, MS. Discography Albums Road Runner (1965) Gants Again (1966) Gants Galore (1966) Compilation albums I Wonder (1988) Roadrunner! The Best of The Gants (2000) Introducing The Gants (2005) Singles References External links Official website Story from Sid Herring about being mistaken for Peter Noone Garage rock groups from Mississippi Musical groups established in 1963 1963 establishments in Mississippi Musical groups disestablished in 1967