The Newbeats

{{Short description|American pop music trio (1964–1974)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist |  | name = The Newbeats | image = The Newsbeats 1960s pop trio.jpg | caption = Circa 1965 | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Pop|rhythm and blues||blue-eyed soul|rock and roll}} | years_active = 1964–1974 | label = {{hlist|Hickory|Buddah|Playboy}} | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = | past_members = Larry Henley<br />Dean Mathis<br />Mark Mathis }}

'''The Newbeats''' were a 1960s American pop vocal trio, led by Larry Henley. They are best remembered for their hits "Bread and Butter" and "Run, Baby Run".

==Members== The group's members were: * '''Larry Henley''' (born Lawrence Joel Henley, June 30, 1937, Arp, Texas, United States; died December 18, 2014)<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | pages= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/179 179–180] | isbn= 0-214-20512-6 | url-access= registration | url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/179 }}</ref> *'''Dean Mathis''' (born Louis Aldine Mathis, March 17, 1939, Hahira, Georgia)<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /> *'''Mark Mathis''' (born Marcus Felton Mathis, February 9, 1942, Hahira, Georgia)<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" />

==Biography== As children, brothers Dean and Mark Mathis were taught the guitar by their mother. They soon mastered other musical instruments – piano, bass guitar, and drums.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /> They both played in a band at Bremen High School, Georgia, and decided on a career in the music industry upon leaving education.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /> Dean joined Paul Howard's Western swing band in 1956 as pianist, then joined Dale Hawkins' band, where his brother soon joined as a bass player.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /> They stayed with the band for two years.

The Mathis brothers recorded together as '''Dean & Marc''' for the Chess record label.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /> In 1959, their single "Tell Him No" entered the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and peaked at no. 42 that year.<ref name="Whitburn2013">{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|year=2013|title=Top Pop Singles 1955-2012|edition=14th|publisher=Record Research Inc.|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|isbn= 978-0-89820-205-2|page=225}}</ref>

They started their own eight-piece band and played in their hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. It was there that they met Larry Henley, who auditioned for the band. A parting of the ways ensued when Henley tried his luck as a solo artist, and the brothers worked as a duo, both recording independently for Wesley Rose.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" />

After about 18 months they jointly made a demo of a song titled "Bread and Butter", sent it to Hickory Records, and were asked to record the track.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" />

"Bread and Butter" was the group's first hit. Written by Larry Parks and Jay Turnbow, the record reached no. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /> It sold over one million copies in the U.S.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 393}}</ref> Three more singles followed in 1964 and in 1965. "Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)" reached as high as no. 12 the fall of 1965, but that would be the trio's penultimate chart entry, although they remained with Hickory Records until 1972.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-newbeats-mn0000393106/biography|title=The Newbeats — Biography — AllMusic|author=Jason Ankeny|work=AllMusic|access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref> Brief stints at Buddah and Playboy followed before the group dissolved in 1974.<ref name="AMG" />

Several of their singles were rediscovered by the Northern soul movement in the early 1970s. "Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)" made no. 10 in the UK Singles Chart, (two spots higher than its original U.S. position), while "Don't Turn Me Loose" and "Crying My Heart Out Over You" are popular tracks with the "soul crowd".{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

Henley was known as the co-songwriter of "Wind Beneath My Wings". In 2002 Bruce Channel and Ricky Ray Hector recorded a project with Larry Henley, billed as Original Copy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cdbaby.com/cd/originalcopy |title=CD Baby: ORIGINAL COPY: Original Copy |access-date=2017-07-26 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050816231210/http://cdbaby.com/cd/originalcopy |archivedate=2005-08-16 }}</ref>

"Bread and Butter" features on the soundtrack to the 1998 comedy-drama film ''Simon Birch'' and was used for an advertisement campaign for Schmidt's Blue Ribbon Bread. It was also featured in the 2004 Will Ferrell comedy ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy''. The song "Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)" was used in the 2010 John Carpenter horror film ''The Ward''.

Larry Henley died on December 18, 2014, aged 77.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1746932/wind-beneath-my-wings-songwriter-larry-henley-dies/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203928/http://www.cmt.com/news/1746932/wind-beneath-my-wings-songwriter-larry-henley-dies/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 18, 2014|title="Wind Beneath My Wings" Songwriter Larry Henley Dies|work=CMT News|access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center; |- !Year !Album !''Billboard'' 200 !Record Label |- | | 1964 | align=left| ''Bread & Butter'' | 56 | rowspan="3"| Hickory Records |- | rowspan="2"| 1965 | align=left| ''Big Beat Sounds by The Newbeats'' | – |- | align=left| ''Run Baby Run'' | 131 |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center; |- !rowspan="2"|Year !rowspan="2"|Title !colspan="4"|Peak chart positions !rowspan="2"|Record Label !rowspan="2"|B-side !rowspan="2"|Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" !align=centre| US !align=centre| UK !align=centre| AUS !align=centre| CAN |- | rowspan="2"| 1964 | align=left| "Bread and Butter" | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1 | rowspan="23"| Hickory Records | "Tough Little Buggy" | rowspan="2"| ''Bread & Butter'' |- | align=left| "Everything's Alright" | 16 | - | 53 | 6 | "Pink Dally Rue" |- | rowspan="4"| 1965 | align=left| "Break Away (from That Boy)" | 40 | - | 7 | 15 | "Hey-O-Daddy-O" (<small>BB no. 118</small>) | rowspan="2"| '' Big Beat Sounds by The Newbeats'' |- | align=left| "(The Bees Are for the Birds) The Birds Are for the Bees" | 50 | - | 41 | 35 | "Better Watch Your Step" |- | align=left| "Little Child" | - | - | - | - | "I Can't Hear You No More" | rowspan="2"| ''Run Baby Run'' |- | align=left| "Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)" | 12 | 10 | 66 | 4 | "Mean Woolly Willie" |- | rowspan="4"| 1966 | align=left| "Shake Hands (And Come Out Crying)" | 92 | - | - | - | "Too Sweet to Be Forgotten" | |- | align=left| "Crying My Heart Out" | - | - | - | - | "Short on Love" | |- | align=left| "Bird Dog" | - | - | - | - | "Evil Eva" | |- | align=left| "My Yesterday Love" | - | - | - | - | "A Patent On Love" | |- | rowspan="2"| 1967 | align=left| "Don't Turn Me Loose" | - | - | - | - | "You and Me and Happiness" | |- | align=left| "So Fine" | - | - | - | - | "Top Secret" | ''Bread & Butter'' |- | rowspan="4"| 1968 | align=left| "Michelle De Ann" | - | - | - | - | "I've Been a Long Time Loving You" | |- | align=left| "Hide the Moon" | - | - | - | - | "It's Really Goodbye" | |- | align=left| "Bad Dreams" | - | - | - | - | "Swinger" | |- | align=left| "The Girls and the Boys" | - | - | - | - | "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby" | |- | rowspan="2"| 1969 | align=left| "Thou Shalt Not Steal" | 128 | - | - | - | "Great Balls of Fire" | ''Bread & Butter'' |- | align=left| "Groovin (Out on Life)" | 82 | - | - | - | "Bread and Butter" | |- | rowspan="2"| 1970 | align=left| "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" | 115 | - | - | - | "Break Away (from That Boy)" | |- | align=left| "She Won't Hang Her Love Out (On the Line)" | - | - | - | - | "I'm a Teardrop" | |- | | 1971 | align=left| "Am I Not My Brother's Keeper" | - | - | - | - | "Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)" | |- | rowspan="2"| 1972 | align=left| "Remember Love" | - | - | - | - | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | |- | align=left| "Love Gets Sweeter" | - | - | - | - | "Everything's Alright" | |- | | 1974 | align=left| "I Know (You Don't Want Me No More)" | - | - | - | - | | Playboy Records | "I Believe I'm in Love With You" | |- | |Short On Love | | | | | | | |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{LCCN |no2007077833|Brothers, the Mathis' old band|long=yes}} *{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p24665}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071114203403/http://www.geocities.com/corkino/newbeats.htm The Newbeats Discography, Hickory Sessionography and Reviews] archived page 14 November 2007 at Internet Archive *[http://www.songwriter.co.uk/page737.html Interview with Larry Henley in International Songwriters Association's "Songwriter Magazine"]

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