[bomp] tony vic and manuel

["cosmopop" <cosmopop@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

these guys were also the canadian beatles on tide records!!!

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Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 7:40 AM
Subject: [bomp] The Vendells


>
> Today, I did one of my favorite things...I purchased a load of unsleeved
> small label 45s (90+ in all), and what went with that is a story unto
> itself.  One of the more interesting 45s was "My L.A." b/w "Ordinary Boy"
by
> Tacey Robbins & the Vendells on the Rev label (1102), a North Hollywood
> label.  The notation on the label is that both sides were written by Billy
> Storm (of the Valiants/Untouchables?  - I suppose) and are from the movie
> "Psych A GoGo"
>
> PURE GUESSWORK on my part here, but an educated guess; there was a group
> called The Vendells who, along with the Sons of Adam, the Sinners and the
Walker
> Brothers, were early house bands at Gazzarri's on La Cienega and then, on
the
> opening night of the Sunset Strip Gazzarri's, I believe it was the
Vendells on
> stage... that I saw on the TV show HOLLYWOOD BACKSTAGE... and they had a
chick
> singing with them.  Now, HOLLYWOOD BACKSTAGE overdubbed other music over
the
> live band, but, I know from Herald-Examiner club listings on Fridays back
then
> that the Vendells did play the opening night of the Sunset Strip
Gazzarri's.
> The Sons of Adam and The Vendells were the two house bands at the Sunset
> Strip Gazzarri's right off the bat... The Walker Brothers had split to
England by
> then... they left in February 1965, so they were purely "La Cienega"
> Gazzarri's.  The Sinners, of course, cut a house band album on Reprise
THAT'S THE
> HOLLYWOOD NIGHTLIFE as Tony, Vic & Manuel (they were also the Matadors w/
Jan
> Berry, they sang backups on "Surf City" and Jan produced three singles by
them.
> They were also a house band on Hollywood a Go Go).  THERE IS VERY LITTLE
KNOWN
> ABOUT THESE VENDELLS, from what I can tell.  I do have a complete list of
> everyone who played on Hollywood a Go Go, which of course had a strong
connection
> to Gazzarri's, so I can double-check that to see if the Vendells were on,
and
> what songs they played.
>
> Think about it, we have good info on all the early Gazzarri's bands EXCEPT
> for the Vendells... and yet, they opened the Sunset Strip version of the
club in
> June of 1965.  They must have been good, the dancers on HOLLYWOOD
BACKSTAGE
> are going Go Go wyld!
>
> Domenic Priore
>
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