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The Chayns, hailing from San Antonio, Texas, began as the Monarchs in 1965, with Charlie Eddleman on guitar and vocals, Wayne Gustafson on rhythm guitar, Dale Watson on bass, Bob Tunmer on drums, and guitarist Myles Wells, a 14-year-old wunderkind who wrote most of their original recorded material. When Tunmer walked into practice with suede boots and one chain down his leg, the Monarchs transcended their garage band status, with one slight alteration. "Myles is spelled with a y instead of an i. You know, like the Beatles-Chayns." They played the Teen Canteen once a month, won the Battles of the Bands several times, and performed on bills with the Royal Jesters, the Standells, the Music Machine, and the 13th Floor Elevators. They used their earnings from gigs to fund a session at Alamo Audio in mid-1966, emerging with a cover of Strangeloves' "Night Time" b/w "Live With The Moon," a haunting Myles original, issued on their own Chayn-Reaction Productions. Eddleman and Watson began hanging around radio stations and befriended local DJs to help the Chayns breakout. After four years, Myles headed to college and Eddleman attempted to bring a new Chayns to the forefront, though proving unsuccessful. When Myles returned, they recorded one final records "You" b/w "Let Yourself Go." The band grew apart by 1972 and Eddleman repurposed the band name for a nonmusical business venture, Chayn Reaction Video.
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