the band to back him at shows in Seattle and Juneau. As Sir Raleigh & The Coupons, they recorded a single, "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day", on the Jerden label. The Sons of Adam Back in Los Angeles, they resisted Martin's attempts to replace Holden with Neil Young, and continued to perform as The Fender IV, with Kester, whose personality and image differed from that of other group members, being replaced by drummer Michael Stuart (later Stuart-Ware). It was during this time that they changed their name to the Sons of Adam, which was suggested by record producer and impresario Kim Fowley. They replaced The Walker Brothers as resident band at Gazzarri's, and became noted for their loud volume, Holden repeating the mantra "Never turn down". Holden later claimed he was approached around this time to replace Jeff Beck in The Yardbirds. After auditioning for producer Gary Usher, they secured a recording contract with Decca Records. They made a brief appearance playing in a nightclub scene in the 1965 movie The Slender Thread starring Anne Bancroft, though the music was later overdubbed by session musicians. The group recorded their first single with Gary Usher producing, "Take My Hand", released in mid-October 1965. The song failed to gain any traction on the charts. By the end of the year, disappointed in lack of record sales, the band broke off connections with Bill Doane and Ozzie Schmidt. They entered into an unwritten agreement with Dick St John (of Dick & Dee Dee) and Mike Post. In 1966 they returned to the studio with producer Gary Usher and engineer David Hassinger to record "Saturday's Son," an anthem of alienation, featuring Randy Holden on lead guitar and vocals; it appeared on a single, along with their version of "You're a Better Man Than I," previously recorded by The Yardbirds, as the flipside. The band believed that they had a strong record that had a chance to break them in the charts, but the single failed to catch on. Around this time the band hired a new manager, Howard Wolf, to conduct their affairs. As the year progressed, Holden's behavior, and emphasis on volume, became increasingly erratic, and his relationship with the other band members became strained. The band pushed him out, a decision they later regretted, and replaced him with Craig Tarwater (aka John Simmons), on lead guitar. Holden joined The Other Half. The