# Rustix

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**Rustix** (or **The Rustix**) were an American [R&B](/source/R%26B)/[blue-eyed soul](/source/Blue-eyed_soul) ensemble from [Rochester, New York](/source/Rochester,_New_York).[2]

## Career

Rustix formed in 1967; the band was signed to [Rare Earth Records](/source/Rare_Earth_Records), a [Motown Records](/source/Motown_Records) subsidiary. When they signed, they were the first all white act that did not use other musicians to back them (i.e. The Funk Brothers) to be signed to a Motown Label. When they were signed, Rare Earth hadn't yet been signed. The label didn't have a name yet.

Prior to signing with Rare Earth, the band had a single on the [Cadet Records](/source/Cadet_Records) label.

Prior to their recording career, the group had been a popular attraction in upstate [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), opening for [Jimi Hendrix](/source/Jimi_Hendrix) and [Soft Machine](/source/Soft_Machine) at one point.[3] Among their singles were "Can't You Hear the Music Play" from the album *Bedlam*, released in 1969 and "Come On People" from the album of the same name, released in 1970. *Bedlam* peaked at No. 200 on the [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200).[4]

A sophomore effort, *Come On People*, followed in 1970; both of the group's first two records were produced by [R. Dean Taylor](/source/R._Dean_Taylor). A third album was recorded in 1971 but never released, and the group disbanded later that year. At that point, Chuck Brucato and Al Galich recorded a pair of songs under the Rustix name ("We All End Up in Boxes" and "My Peace of Heaven") backed by the Funk Brothers. Both were released in 1971, and both backed by a Rustix outtake from their 2nd album sessions ("Down Down").

They were inducted into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame on April 24, 2016.[5] The surviving band members regrouped for the occasion. They were joined on stage by members of the band Prime Time Funk & the son of Chuck, Joe Brucato.[1]

## Members

- Chuck Brucato (deceased) – vocals
- Ron Collins (deceased) – bass
- David Colon – drums
- Bob D'Andrea (deceased)[1] – guitar
- Vinnie Strenk – [Hammond B3](/source/Hammond_B3)
- Al Galich (deceased)[1] – lead vocals

## Discography

### Albums

- *Bedlam* ([Rare Earth Records](/source/Rare_Earth_Records), 1969) (No. 200 on the [*Billboard* Top LPs](/source/Billboard_Top_LPs)).[6]
- *Come On People* (Rare Earth, 1970)

### Singles

- "Leaving Here" b/w "When I Get Home" ([Cadet Records](/source/Cadet_Records), 1968)
- "Can't You Hear the Music Play" b/w "I Guess This Is Goodbye" (Rare Earth, 1969)
- "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" b/w "I Guess This Is Goodbye" (Rare Earth, 1969) (non-U.S. single)
- "Come On People" b/w "Free Again (Non C'est Rien)" (Rare Earth, 1970)
- "We All End Up in Boxes" b/w "Down Down" (Rare Earth, 1971)
- "My Piece of Heaven" b/w "Down Down" (Rare Earth, 1971)

## References

1. De Blase, Frank (April 20, 2016). ["The Rustix shake off nearly 50 years of dust"](https://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/the-rustix-shake-off-nearly-50-years-of-dust/Content?oid=2779152). *Rochester City Newspaper*. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

1. ["In the Name of the Father and the Son"](http://rochestercitynewspaper.com/archives/2006/3/In+the+name+of+the+father+and+the+son). *[Rochester City Newspaper](/source/Rochester_City_Newspaper)*. March 15, 2006. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080516225803/http://rochestercitynewspaper.com/archives/2006/3/In+the+name+of+the+father+and+the+son) May 16, 2008 at the Wayback Machine.

1. De Blase, Frank (March 18, 2009). ["The History of Rock in the ROC"](http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/guides/2009/03/ANNUAL-MANUAL-09-MUSIC-The-History/). *Rochester City Newspaper*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110202101638/http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/guides/2009/03/ANNUAL-MANUAL-09-MUSIC-The-History/) February 2, 2011 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Chart History: The Rustix - Billboard 200"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-rustix/chart-history/tlp/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*

1. ["The Rustix - Rochester Music Hall of Fame"](https://rochestermusic.org/inductees/class-of-2016/the-rustix/). Retrieved September 8, 2022.

1. Whitburn, Joel (1996). [*Top LPs, 1955–1996*](https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstoplp00whit/page/126/mode/2up). Record Research. p. 126. Retrieved 2025-07-10.

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