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'''The Human Beinz''' were an American rock band from [[Youngstown, Ohio]], originally known as '''The Human Beings'''. They began their professional career with a devoted local fanbase, recording covers of songs by [[Them (band)|Them]], [[Yardbirds]], [[The Who]] and [[Bob Dylan]].The group was also the first to record "The Pied Piper" which later became a hit for Crispian St.Peter.The groups reputation was as Masters of song cover interpetations. They signed to [[Capital Records]] in [[1967]] and released "Nobody but Me", a cover of the [[Isley Brothers]] and their most well-known single. They released ''[[Nobody but Me]]'' that year and ''[[Evolutions (album)|Evolutions]]'' the following year, but the band broke up soon after that. In 1968 the groups recording of "Turn on your lovelight" was No#1 for six weeks in Japan and a tour followed. Quentin Tarrantino in 2004 used "Nobody But Me" on his sound track for Kill Bill Vol.2.The Human Beinz and "Nobody But Me" are also featured on two compilation C.D.s'"ESPNs' The Greatest Crowd-Rockin' Anthems of all time" and J&R's Music Worlds'Rock and Rolls Greatest Hits of All Time". The group is continueing in 2006. They have made a soon to be released album titled "Garage Vol.1". The album is a tribute to the one hit wonder groups of the 1960's. It is produced and engineered by The Human Beinz new members Professor Ed McCarthy and Sal Crisafi. The album C.D. was recorded at Cloud Nine Studios in Little Meadows Pa. The Human Beinz are back on the concert scene with a powerhouse live show. The group recently Headlined in Concert at The Hard Rock Cafe at Foxwoods Casino in Conn. On December 15,2005 The Human Beinz were the only Rock and Roll Band present at The rededication ceremony of The World Famous Apollo Theatre on Harlems 125th street. The Main speaker was former President Bill Clinton. The former U.S. President also chatted with new Human Beinz Keyboardist Sal Crisafi. In February 2006 The Human Beinz will be performing in concert at a Mardi Gras festival at Bodles Opera House in Chester N.Y. The group will be playing other select concert dates in 2006. Contact can be made on the web at [e-mail]

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = The Human Beinz

| image = The Human Beinz.png

| alt =

| caption = The Human Beinz in 1968. Clockwise from upper left: Ting Markulin, Dick Belley, Mike Tatman, and Mel Pachuta

| image_size = 250px

| background = group_or_band

| alias =

| origin = [[Struthers, Ohio]], United States

| genre = {{flatlist |

* [[Rock music|Rock]]

* [[rock and roll]]

}}

| years_active = 1964–1969, 2007–present

| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]

| url = <!-- {{URL|http://www.thehumanbeinz.com/}} -->

| current_members =

* John "Dick" Belley

* Joe "Ting" Markulin

* Mel Pachuta

* Gary Coates

* Mike Tatman

| past_members =

}}

'''The Human Beinz''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|iː|ᵻ|n|z}} {{Respell|BEE|inz}}) is an American [[rock music|rock]] band from [[Youngstown, Ohio]]. Originally known as The Premiers, the band initially featured John Richard "Dick" Belley (vocals, guitar), Joe "Ting" Markulin (vocals, guitar), Mel Pachuta (vocals, bass), and Gary Coates (drums), later replaced by Mike Tatman.

Their [[one-hit wonder|only hit record in the US]], "[[Nobody but Me (Isley Brothers song)|Nobody But Me]]", peaked in 1968 at number 8 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-human-beinz/nobody-but-me|title=Nobody But Me by The Human Beinz - Songfacts|website=Songfacts.com|access-date=October 9, 2019}}</ref>

[[Category:American musical groups]]

==Early career==

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The Beinz started in 1964 as The Premiers, launching their professional career to build a local fan base.

In 1966, they changed their name to The Human Beingz because they felt their old name did not fit with the feel of the late 1960s. They recorded [[cover version|covers]] of songs by [[Them (band)|Them]], [[The Yardbirds]], [[The Who]] and [[Bob Dylan]]. The group was also the first to record a cover of "[[Gloria (Them song)|Gloria]]" by Them, which became a hit for [[The Shadows of Knight]], and covered "[[The Pied Piper (song)|The Pied Piper]]", which later became a hit for [[Crispian St. Peters]].

The group signed to [[Capitol Records]] in 1967 and at that time Capitol misspelled their name, leaving out the "g".

Capitol's purported idea was to affiliate the band's name with the [[Human Be-In]] movement of 1967.

The Beingz were told it would be changed on the next release if the debut single did not have any success. On 24 August 1967 "[[Nobody But Me (The Isley Brothers song)|Nobody But Me]]" was released<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/5990|title=Nobody But Me / Sueno - The Human Beinz|website=45cat.com|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref> and became their only ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Top 40 hit, which meant that Capitol would not correct the spelling. "Nobody But Me" (written and first recorded by [[The Isley Brothers]] in 1962) peaked at No.&nbsp;8 in February 1968. The recording's two 31-fold repetitions of the word "no" fulfill [[Casey Kasem]]'s "Book of Records" category of most repetitive word or phrase in a Hot 100 top 10 hit, besting the 26-fold repetition of "I know" in [[Bill Withers]]' "[[Ain't No Sunshine]]". An [[album]], ''Nobody But Me'', followed.

The Beinz' next single, "[[Turn On Your Love Light]]", peaked No.&nbsp;80 but became [[Big in Japan (phrase)|a huge hit in]] [[Japan]], where it peaked at No.&nbsp;1."Turn On Your Love Light", originally a hit for [[Bobby Bland]] in 1962, was later covered by [[Jerry Lee Lewis]] and the [[Grateful Dead]]. In 1968, Capitol released a second album, ''Evolutions''.<ref name="Larkin60">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0149-X|pages=241/2}}</ref> They also released the single, "Hold on Baby", exclusively in Japan, where it also hit the top of the charts. The band underwent a contractually obligated tour of Japan as a result of their success there and broke up immediately thereafter in March 1969.

==Revival==

In 2003, The Human Beinz were among the bands featured in the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] exhibit Hang on Sloopy: The Music of Ohio. On display were a white Fender bass used by Mel Pachuta and a black Edwardian jacket worn by Ting Markulin.

In 2004, [[Quentin Tarantino]] used "Nobody But Me" in his film ''[[Kill Bill|Kill Bill: Vol. 1]]'', although it did not appear on the movie [[soundtrack]]. The same song was on two [[compilation album]]s: ''[[ESPN]]'s The Greatest Crowd-Rockin' Anthems of All Time'' and ''[[J&R]] Music World Presents Rock and Roll's Greatest Hits of All Time''. The song made yet another appearance in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s 2006 film ''[[The Departed]]''. It was also featured in the [[Nepotism (The Office)|seventh-season premiere]] of the American comedy television series, ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nobody But Me - The Office|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-qjB8JdvGE|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref> In 2018, the song was used in Andrés Spinova's novel ''Marilyn y un Par de Ases'', playing during a killer bees chase. Other uses of "Nobody But Me" are:<ref>{{cite web|title=Human Beinz IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3092000/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0/|website=IMDb.com}}</ref>

* ''[[Limitless (TV series)|Limitless]]'' (performer)-1 episode - "Headquarters!" - 2015

* ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' (performer)-1 episode - "[[Sweet Dreams (Glee)|Sweet Dreams]]" - 2013

* ''[[Recess: School's Out]]'' - 2001

* ''Malekat el leil'' (film) (Arabic-English translation: "Queen of the Night") - 1971<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5540742/?ref_=_8|title=Malekat el leil|date=15 May 1974|access-date=12 June 2021|website=IMDb.com}}</ref>

* It is featured in episode one of [[BBC One]]'s ''[[This Is Going to Hurt (TV series)|This Is Going to Hurt]]''.

The new lineup of the Human Beinz played the [[Hard Rock Cafe]] at Foxwoods Casino, Bodles Opera House, county fairs and other venues in the Northeast. The group featured their original leader Ting Markulin in 2007. The group wrote and recorded two songs, "McQ" (E. McCarthy, S. Crisafi) and "Coyotes & Rattlesnakes" (R. Iacovelli), for ''McQueen: An American Rebel'' (2007).<ref>{{cite web|author=Richard Martin |url=https://www.amazon.com/Steve-McQueen-An-American-Rebel/dp/B000T601VS |title=Steve McQueen: An American Rebel directed by Richard Martin|date=2007|website=Amazon.com |access-date=2015-08-16}}</ref> The world premiere and gala were held at the Downing Film Center<ref>{{cite web|title=Downing Film Center|url=http://www.downingfilmcenter.com/pages/about.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323023858/http://www.downingfilmcenter.com/pages/about.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 23, 2010|website=Downingfilmcenter.com|access-date=14 December 2016}}</ref> in [[Newburgh (city), New York|Newburgh, New York]]. The Human Beinz with Markulin were in attendance, as were [[Barbara Minty|Barbara McQueen]] and author [[Marshall Terrill]].

Joseph "Ting" Markulin lives in [[Florida]]. The Human Beinz worked on an album of originals and 1960s cover songs in [[Pennsylvania]] in May 2010. This effort was shelved and never released to the public. They appeared in concert at The Dome SUNY Binghamton Events Center in [[Binghamton, New York]], in concert with [[Jay and The Americans]] and [[The Vogues]], on May 8, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last1=The Human|first1=Beinz|title=A Bit of History|url=https://www.binghamton.edu/events-center/events/concerts.html|website=Binghamton.edu|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref> On July 31, 2010, they appeared at Weekend of 100 Rock Stars, as part of the Nat Rock Con Fan Fest at the Sheraton Meadowlands in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalrockcon.com/ArtistsHumanBeinz.htm |title=Human Beinz at Rock Con The National Rock & Roll Fan Fest |website=Nationalrockcon.com |date= |access-date=2014-08-23}}</ref> Some of the group performed "Nobody but Me" live at a jam session show on July 31, 2010, at the Nat Rock Con Fan Fest with Danny and the Characters<ref>{{cite web|website=Thecharacters.net|url=http://www.thecharacters.net/|title=Danny and The Characters|access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref> and [[Vince Martell]] of Vanilla Fudge.<ref>{{cite web|author=Pam Wendell |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4xoBfHt93Q |title=Nobody But Me performed by The Human Beinz Rock Con 2010 |via=[[YouTube]] |date=2010-08-05 |access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref>

Revival band members include Ting Markulin (rhythm guitar and vocals), Gene Szegedi (lead guitar), Sal Crisafi (keyboards, guitar and vocals), Ed McCarthy (bass), Rick White (lead vocals and percussion) and Mike Cerra (drums and percussion). The album "Garage Days Volume 1" was released on Fuel 2000 records in 2011.

== Members ==

* John Richard "Dick" Belley (born 1 August 1947) – vocals, guitar

* Joe "Ting" Markulin (born August 13, 1945) – vocals, guitar

* Mel Pachuta (born April 22, 1943 in [[Ohio]]) – vocals, bass

* Gary Coates – vocals, drums

* Mike Tatman (born 1 May 1947) – vocals, drums

==Discography==

===Albums===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| <small>[[Billboard Top 200|US Top 200]]</small>

|-

| 1968

| ''[[Nobody but Me (Human Beinz album)|Nobody but Me]]''

| style="text-align:center;"| 65

|-

| 1968

| ''Evolutions''

| style="text-align:center;"| —

|-

| 1969

| ''In Japan''

| style="text-align:center;"| —

|}

===Singles===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| <small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US Hot 100]]</small>

! scope="col"| <small>[[RPM (magazine)|Canada Top 100]]</small>

|-

| 1967

| "[[Nobody but Me (Isley Brothers song)|Nobody but Me]]"

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

|-

| rowspan="3"| 1968

| "[[Turn on Your Love Light]]"

| style="text-align:center;"| 80

| style="text-align:center;"| 80

|-

| "Every Time Woman"

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| —

|-

| "Nobody But Me"

| style="text-align:center;"| 67

| style="text-align:center;"| —

|}

==See also==

*[[List of one-hit wonders in the United States]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

*[http://www.nationalrockcon.com/ The Rock Con web page]

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[[Category:Rock music groups from Ohio]]

[[Category:Musical groups established in 1964]]

[[Category:Musicians from Youngstown, Ohio]]