The Dartells
| The Dartells | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Rhythm and Blues |
| founding | 1962 |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, bass |
Doug Phillips |
guitar |
Dick Burns |
Drums |
Gary Peeler |
organ |
Randy Ray |
saxophone |
Rich Piel |
saxophone |
Corky Wilkie |
guitar |
Galen Mills |
The Dartells was an American rhythm and blues and twist band that adopted the Mashed Potatoes style from Dee Dee Sharp .
history
The group was founded in 1962 and released a single single called Hot Pastrami in 1962 . In 1963 it reached number 11 on the US pop and number 15 on the R&B charts. Subsequent singles were not very successful; Dance Everybody Dance peaked at number 99, and the third single, a cover version by The Beau-Marks group , Clap Your Hands , did not make the charts. Lead singer Doug Phillips later played in the groups New Concepts and Cottonwood.
literature
- Julia Edenhofer: The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bastei-Lübbe 1991, ISBN 3-404-60288-9 .
- Richard Aquila: That Old-Time Rock & Roll : A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-63. Univ. of Illinois Pr. 2000, ISBN 0-252-06919-6
Web links
- The Dartells at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Julia Edenhofer: Das Große Oldie Lexikon , p. 150