The Rare Breed

The Rare Breed Greatest Hits

The Rare Breed was a 1960's band composed of University of Florida students. They played mostly at fraternity parties and several college clubs in the area, the most famous one at the time was Dub's. The Rare Breed released 2 45rpm records back in the 1960s and one of the songs, "In the Night", made it to No. 1 in the area

The Musicians

The musicians composing The Rare Breed, all UF students, were as follows:
Guitars: Jim L. Garcia (now a lawyer in Texas) and Billy Carter (now a Math teacher in Florida);
Bass: Randy McDaniel (a "respected" professor at a university in Alabama);
Drums: Paul McArthur (now a home builder in Fla.);
Organ: Ron Gauze (now residing in Porter, Texas, repairing VWs and playing organ/piano in local clubs) ; and, Lead Vocals: Randy Ratliff (now working for the US Post Office and living near a lake in Florida).
Recorded at Fuller Studios, Tampa, Fla. for D&B Records and released originally on the "Cool as a Moose" label. Also, in the CD, Gene Middleton, Linda Lyndell, and The Blues Kings, a blues group that used to play with The Rare Breed in Gainesville, Fla.

The Rare Breed Top Songs

1. In the Night; 
2. I Need You;
3. Don't Blow Your Cool;
4. I talked to the Sun;
5. Before You Go;
6. Shadows on the Moon;
7. A Man Will Do Anything (with Gene Middleton);
8. Drip Drop #1 (with The Blues Kings);
9. Drip Drop # 2 (with The Blues Kings);
10.Let Me Call You Baby (with Linda Lyndell).