The Rivingtons
- 20% match to The Fendermen
Formed in the early 60s in Los Angeles, California, USA, the Rivingtons placed two songs in the US pop charts, both of which rank among the best top rock ‘n’ roll novelty records of all time: ‘Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow’ and ‘The Bird’s The Word’. The group consisted of lead vocalist Carl White (d. 7 January 1980), Al Frazier, Sonny Harris and Rocky Wil
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Lee Rocker
- 19% match to The Fendermen
Leon Drucker, 3 August 1961, Long Island, New York, USA. Rocker was raised on Long Island, New York, in a musical atmosphere; his father played clarinet with the New York Philharmonic. From the age of six Leon played cello but on taking an interest in rock ‘n’ roll he switched to electric bass, eventually moving on to upright acoustic bass in order to achieve the s
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Sonny Burgess
- 18% match to The Fendermen
Albert Burgess, 28 May 1931, Newport, Arkansas, USA. As a child Burgess earned the name ‘Sonny’ as a result of his father also being called Albert. Inspired by the Grand Ole Opry show transmitted over WSM’s airwaves, he set about learning to play a catalogue-purchased guitar. He joined his first country band while at high school, eventually moving from the rol
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Charles Arthur Feathers, 12 June 1932, Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA, d. 29 August 1998, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The work of rockabilly legend Feathers became more elevated during each revival of interest in the genre. Feathers was an enigmatic superstar, although in reality his influence totally overshadowed his commercial success. His upbringing on a farm, being taught
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Glen Glenn
- 17% match to The Fendermen
Orin Glenn Troutman, 24 October 1934, Joplin, Missouri, USA. From 1948 Glenn was raised in San Dimas, California, and began performing music professionally from the end of 1952. This early music making was as a country singer and guitarist and he met and played with another guitarist, Gary Lambert, the pair naming themselves the Missouri Mountain Boys. They made a few record
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Jack Scott
- 17% match to The Fendermen
Giovanni Dominico Scafone Jnr., 24 January 1936, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This distinctive, deep-voiced rock ‘n’ roll and ballad singer-songwriter moved to Detroit at the age of 10, and began performing regularly with his sister Linda on the WEXL radio station. After changing his name to Jack Scott, he formed the C&W outfit Southern Drifters in 1954. Playing a
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Geater Davis
- 14% match to The Fendermen
Vernon Davis, 29 January 1946, Kountze, Texas, USA, d. 29 September 1984, Dallas, Texas, USA. With his impassioned tortured vocals, Davis was one of the finest representatives of the soul-blues genre that has flourished in the south since the 50s. He first hit the charts in 1970 with ‘Sweet Woman’s Love’ (number 45 R&B), released on Allan Orange’s Hou
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Joe Clay
- 14% match to The Fendermen
Claiborne Joseph Cheramie, 8 September 1938, Harvey, Louisiana, USA. Clay was a rockabilly singer and guitarist who recorded two singles in the late 50s and entered a 30-year period of obscurity before being rediscovered by fans of that music. Clay fronted the C.J. Cheramie Trio in Louisiana in the early 50s, playing the Louisiana Hayride in 1955 on a bill with Elvis Presley
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Carl Mann
- 13% match to The Fendermen
24 August 1942, Huntingdon, Tennessee, USA. Mann was a rockabilly artist who recorded his only two chart singles for the Phillips International label, owned by Sam Phillips, proprietor of the legendary Sun Records. Mann was a singer and pianist whose group, the Kool Kats, was based in Jackson, Tennessee, when they recorded their first tracks for the small Jaxon label, owned
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