the Couplings

Dayton, 1964

The Couplings were a duo of Daytonians Tom Himes and Don Brady. They were a nightclub act, in the words of Andy Apperson, "frustrated comedians". There is a listing for them playing the American Business Club in the Van Cleve Hotel, credited as the 'Cufflinks'. 

They recorded a 45 for Prism that included a picture sleeve and artwork insert. The songs were "Mightly Oak", a parody of folk music, and "Egor", a cool "Monster Mash" take off related to a model train, sung in a faux Boris Karloff style. The copyright lists the title as "Egor's Capers".

They recorded a second 45 that has a cover of "Young Love" and a goofy instrumental "Dill Tickle" that sounds like a break song they played at a nightclub gig, with some affected 'tickle' laugh effects. That song was credited to Bob Rushbrook, who led the Bob Rushbrook Trio. The assumption is that Rushbrook's band was backing Himes and Brady.

There is nothing else we could find on Himes and Brady. There were at least smart enough to keep their day jobs, it seems. Bob Rushbrook's name appears into the 1970s perfoming in Dayton. He passed away in 1995.

These Couplings have no connection to the Couplings from Springfield. As Floyd Whited of Prism had given the first Couplings their name, he probably decided to recycle it for another duo.

Discography:
How Many / Brush It - Prism 2000, 1964