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- West Coast session musicians
(#1 in 1958)
Grammy for Best R&B single
- subsequent hits not as successful ("Too Much Tequila," "Limbo
Rock," & "Tequila Twist")
- Jimmy Seals & Dash Crofts were members of this group (later Seals &
Croft)
- one of the most influential instrumental, guitar-based bands
- rivaled only by The Shadows, a British band)
- trademark sound:
- driving, mechanical drum sound
- twangy, metallic guitar
- simple, catchy pop tunes
- pre-dated Surf Music, but listen to the stylistic similarities
- the song "Rumble" popularized the Fender electric bass
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