The Shags (Connecticut band)

The Shags
Background information
OriginWest Haven, Connecticut, United States
Genres
Years active1963 (1963)-1967 (1967)
LabelsNutta, Sammy, Taurus, Laurie, Kayden
Past members
  • Carl Augusto
  • Tom Violante
  • Billy Hall
  • Johnny Tangredi
  • John "Aaron" Perkins

The Shags were a garage rock band from West Haven, Connecticut, who were active in the mid-1960s, and recorded a number of songs, some at the Trod Nossel Studios. They were one of a number of bands at the time to use the moniker, "the Shags," but they were the best-known of these groups. Their work has been re-issued on various compilations, and they are known for the songs such as "Don't Press Your Luck" and "Breathe in My Ear." They re-united on several occasions in the 1980s and 1990s.