Timeline
1960s
1966
- 1966 summer: Mayo Thompson and Frederick Barthelme work on an unfinished film
- 1966 summer: The film is abandoned and they form The Red Crayola
- 1966: The Red Crayola line-up adds Steve Cunningham, Bonnie Emerson, Danny Schacht
- 1966: The line-up consolidates to Mayo Thompson (guitar, vocals), Frederick Barthelme (drums), Steve Cunningham (bass)
- 1966-1967: Live shows around Houston, Texas
1967
- 1967 February: The band's first recording session results in unreleased single
Dairymaid's Lament - 1967 March: The Red Crayola signs to label International Artists
- 1967 March?: [[File:|20x20px|link=|]] [[|]] recorded
- 1967 April-May: Recording sessions for the band's first album
- 1967 June: First album
The Parable of Arable Land is released - 1967 ?: Sessions for unreleased album
Coconut Hotel - 1967 July: Berkeley Folk Festival performance - later released as
Live 1967 - 1967 July: Session for lost Album with John Fahey in California
- 1967 ?: The band breaks up; Frederick Barthelme moves to New York
- 1967 late: The Parable of Arable Land is an unexpected success; International Artists asks for another album
- 1967 late: The band reforms with a new drummer: Mayo Thompson (guitar, vocals), Steve Cunningham (bass), Tommy Smith (drums)
1968
- 1968 February?: Recording sessions for the band's second commercial album
- 1968 May: Second album
God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It is released - 1968 ?: The band breaks up
1969
- 1969 ?: Thompson and Cunningham visit New York to consider working on [[File:|20x20px|link=|]] [[|]]
- 1969 ?: Mayo Thompson illustrates Frederick Barthelme's first book,
Rangoon
1970s
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980s
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990s
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000s
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
- Records Five American Portraits
2010s
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
- Thompson scores ballet film
Excuse Me?!?...I'm Looking for the "Fountain of Youth"
