The Rebbels
The Rebbels were the first and only Koblenz sixties band to get a record deal with a major company. The Rebbels emerged directly from The Guitars (1961/1962) and The Dogs (1962-1964). The band was founded by Peter Kiefer and Bernd Krafczyk. The double b (instead of rebels) should deliberately underpin the "deviant".
In 1964 The Rebbels toured Greece for several months. Among other things, they had permanent engagements in Athens and Thessaloniki. Here they also met the Greek No. 1, The Forminx . A long-term friendship developed between the two formations. The head of the Forminx was Evangelos Papathanassiou, later known as Vangelis .
Back in Koblenz, The Rebbels received a record deal with Bellaphon in Frankfurt. Their first single Monkey Monkey / Goin'Back (Bellaphon BL 1030) was recorded in November 1965. The song Monkey Monkey became a radio hit. In the charts of Südwestfunk and Hessischer Rundfunk (Frankfurter Schlager ABC), which were created through telephone voting, the "monkey song" even placed itself in front of the Beatles at times . The line-up at that time consisted of Giuseppe "Joseph" Gallo (dr.), Peter Kiefer (voc., G.), Bernd Krafczyk (g., Voc.), Rolf Hönig (g.) And Bernd Loskill (bg., voc.). In the summer of 1966, Kiefer and Krafczyk left the band for personal reasons.
The Spaniard Esteban Comas (org., G., Voc.) Was added as a replacement. The 2nd single Round the World / This Can't Go On (Bellaphon BL 1040) was recorded with this line-up. At the same time, the LP Beat Hits Vol. 3 (Bellaphon BVS 309) was created, half of which was recorded by the Rebbels and the other half by the Jaguars. In the summer of 1967 the band broke up. Their influence on the Koblenz beat scene is still undisputed today.
Web links
- Homepage The Rebbels
- The Rebbels at krautrockseite.de