More than four decades later, Scott Richardson says when SRC was together it was during a time of great revolution as young people protested against a war and in favor of civil rights. "That particular moment in history for music and culture was just unique and it was incredibly intense." For Richardson the intensity started in 1965. That's when he put together his first band. It was called The Chosen Few. Richardson sang while James Williamson played guitar and Ron Asheton played bass. If those names sound familiar it's because Williamson and Asheton both went on to create the sound of the Stooges with Iggy Pop. After a short time together, The Chosen Few broke up. By 1967, Richardson had met a local concert booker who was also the manager of noted Ann Arbor music store Discount Records. Jeep Holland set Richardson up as the front man for a band called the Fugitives. The band changed its name to the Scot Richard Case and recorded its first single, a cover of a Skip James bl! ues song. "I'm So Glad" became a local rock radio hit. "I'm So Glad
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