The Dartells
The Dartells were an American early 1960s rock band from Oxnard, California, United States.[1]
The group formed in 1962 while its members were teens,[1] and won local attention under the umbrella of manager/record producer Tom Ayers. They released a single in 1962 entitled "Hot Pastrami", which was a takeoff of Nat Kendrick & the Swans' "Mashed Potatoes".[1] Dot Records picked the song up for national distribution, and it peaked at No. 11 on the US Pop[1] and No. 15 on the Hot R&B Singles chart in 1963.[2] The single was successful, and a Hot Pastrami album was released,[1] which hit No. 95 on the Billboard 200. Subsequent singles fared less well: "Dance Everybody Dance" peaked at No. 99 Pop, and the third single, "Clap Your Hands" (not to be confused with the Beau-Marks record with the same title), failed to chart.[3] The group split up shortly thereafter.[1]
Lead singer Doug Phillips later played in New Concepts and Cottonwood, neither of which enjoyed sustained success.[3] Some of the group's members later joined the short-lived late 1960s group, Rain.[3]
Members
[edit]- Doug Phillips - vocals, bass
- Dick Burns - guitar
- Gary Peeler - drums
- Randy Ray - organ
- Rich Piel - saxophone
- Corky Wilkie - saxophone
- Galen Mills - guitar[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 631. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 146.
- ^ a b c "The Dartells | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2021.