The Beau Brummels

Genres:	Country & Bluegrass • Folk • Pop / Rock
Descriptive "tags":	60s • classic rock • psychedelic • oldies • pop • rock • garage rock • san francisco • folk rock
Decades Active:	1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s
Links online:	Official Homepage • Wikipedia

Biography

Formed in San Francisco, California, USA in 1964, the Beau Brummels provided a vital impetus to the city’s emergent rock circuit. Vocalist Sal Valentino (Sal Spampinato, 8 September 1942, San Francisco, California, USA) had previously led his own group, Sal Valentino And The Valentines, which issued ‘I Wanna Twist’/‘Lisa Marie’ in 1962. Ron Elliott (b. 21 October 1943, Healdsburg, California, USA; guitar/vocals), Ron Meagher (b. 2 October 1941, Oakland, California, USA; bass/vocals) and John Petersen (b. 8 January 1942, Rudyard, Michigan, USA, d. 11 November 2007, USA; drums), formerly of the Sparklers, joined him in a new act, taking the name Beau Brummels in deference to their love of British beat music. Playing a staple diet of current hits and material by the Beatles and Searchers, the quartet enjoyed a committed following within the city’s Irish community prior to adding Declan Mulligan (b. 4 April 1938, County Tipperary, Eire;...

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