The Sentinals
The Sentinals was founded in 1961, American surf rock band from San Luis Obispo , California . The line-up consisted of Tommy Nunes ( electric guitar ), Peter Graham (electric guitar), Gary Winburne ( electric bass ), John Barbata ( drums , later with the Turtles , Jefferson Airplane and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ) and Bobby Holmquist ( saxophone ). The band was not one of the first line of surf rock bands in the early 1960s. In 1962 she had a local hit with Latin'ia .
biography
The Sentinals were founded in 1961 in the Californian city of San Luis Obispo, the same city from which the Impacts was another surf rock band that had a record deal with the Del-Fi Records label . Compared to other surf bands in the region, the Sentinals sound had a strong rhythm & blues influence . The Sentinals also covered some vocal pieces like Ooh Poo Pah Doo and Shout . The single Latin'ia from 1962, strongly influenced by Latin American guitar melodies, remained their greatest success until the band split up in 1965.
Discography
Singles of the Sentinals
- 1961 - Roughshod / Copy Cat Walk
- 1962 - Latin'ia / Tor-Chula
- 1963 - Latin Soul / Christmas Eve
- 1963 - Big Surf / Sunset Beach
- 1964 - The Bee / Over You
- 1964 - Blue Booze / Bonie Maronie
- 1964 - Hit The Road / I've Been Blue
- 1964 - Tell Me / Hit The Road
- 1964 - Vegas A Go-Go
Sentinals albums
- 1963 - Big Surf
- 1963 - Surfer Girl
Appearances on compilations
- 1982 - The History of Surf Music
- 1991 - Big Surf
- 1995 - Compilation Big Surf / Surfer Girl
- 1996 - Cowabunga! Surf box
- 1996 - Surf Crazy
- 1996 - Wild Surf
- 1997 - Kahuna Classics
- 1998 - Wipe Out
- 1999 - Surf Monsters
- 1999 - Sunset Beach: The Best of the Sentinals
- 2005 - Rare Instrumentals - Vol 06
Members of the Sentinals
Founding members
- Tommy Nunes - electric guitar
- Peter Graham - electric guitar
- Gary Winburne - electric bass
- John Barbata - drums
- Bobby Holmquist - saxophone
Later members
- Kenny Hinkle - electric bass
- Harry Sackrider - electric guitar
- Ben Trout - electric bass
- Norman Knowles - saxophone
- Ron Gornell - Electronic Organ
- Lee Michaels - Electronic Organ
- Ronnie Page - vocals
- Mike Scott - drums
- John Ryan - electric bass
literature
- John Blair: The Illustrated Discography Of Surf Music 1961-1965, Popular Culture Inc., 1978
- Robert J. Dalley: Surfin 'Guitars: Instrumental Surf Bands of The Sixties, Popular Culture Inc., 1988