The Rockin Rebels
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Biography
[Edit]The story of the Rockin' Rebels is one of rock & roll's longest-running mysteries with a pedigree that would do a private detective proud. Their story began when Buffalo, NY disc jockey Tom Shannon and his partner Phil Todaro wrote a theme song, "Wild Weekend," for Shannon's radio show. The song — originally a vocal — became a local favorite with his listening audience, and the light bulb went on over his head when he was deluged with requests for a copy of a record that didn't exist. While hosting a record hop, Shannon was approached by a local high school band on the bill, the Rebels, named after Duane Eddy's backing group. The band asked Shannon if they could play an instrumental version of his theme song. Shannon hadn't thought of the tune as an instrumental, but after hearing the group's version of it, he quickly booked them into a studio. Released on Todaro and Shannon's own Marlee label in 1959, the record was a big hit regionally, kicking up enough noise to secure the band a spot on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. It was at this point that Clark told Shannon it was unwise to continue calling the group by the same name as Duane Eddy's nationally known backing group, and on their next two Marlee releases, the group became known as the Buffalo Rebels. By 1962, the original group had broken up and Shannon was in the army, stationed at Fort Dixon in New Jersey. During this time, another DJ (Syracuse, NY's Jimmy O'Brien) had started using the three-year-old record as the theme song for his show. This caught the ear of Swan Records president Bernie Binnick, who tracked down Shannon and struck a lease deal for the master. This time, the single hit the national charts, rising to the number eight spot on the national charts in early 1963. But the story gets more interesting from here, as Todaro and Shannon found themselves with a hit record but no band to record the follow-up. Fortunately, the same time they had been cutting the (Buffalo) Rebels, they also released a 45 on their Shan-Todd label by a Canadian group called Big John Little & the Rockers. Renamed the Hot Toddys, their "Rockin' Crickets" was originally released in March of 1959 and actually made the national charts, peaking out at number 57. It had a sound close enough to the Rebels to make it worthy of resuscitation as the follow-up to "Wild Weekend," while the vocal flipside ("Shakin' and Stompin'") was deemed outdated and unusable. So another local group, the Jesters, was pressed into service to contribute the flip, "Hully Gully Rock," and the subsequent album. By now, Todaro's and Shannon's Rockin' Rebels project had been responsible for three national hits from just two records, the tracks themselves being made by three entirely separate bands who, in total, had worked under at least six different names. Although the Jesters produced more Rockin' Rebels tracks than any of the other configurations, they were the only ones to not have a hit record to their credit. And in one final, oddball addendum to this confusing story, Swan re-released "Wild Weekend" in 1966 and featured yet another group on the flipside. So in a minor footnote to rock history, Kathy Lynn & the Playboys' "Donkey Twine" became the last incarnation of the Rockin' Rebels on vinyl. At least for now, perhaps. After all (as we've just seen), you can't keep a great song and the American entrepreneurial spirit down for too long.
Collections
Title: 60s Music Revolution
Title: Disc Jockey Classics the 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: Hits, Hits, & Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Rock & Roll Hits
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: The 50 Best Instrumental Rock Songs Ever
Genre: Pop
Title: One Hit Wonders - Vol. 5
Title: Home Grown Rockabilly
Genre: Rock, Alternative
Title: Memories of Doo Wop and More, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Guys and Dolls of the 1950's & 1960's
Genre: Pop
Title: Jumps Giggles and Shouts
Genre:
Title: Rockin' Instrumentals (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Music For The 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: Lost 45s One Hit Wonders
Genre: Pop
Title: Pop Memories: The 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: One Hit Wonders! Best Instrumental Hits of the USA
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: I'll Follow the Sun Surf Anthology
Genre: Pop
Title: Bustin' Surfboards Surf's Greatest Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Ride the Wild Surf
Genre: Pop
Title: Million Sellers the Instrumentals
Genre: Rock
Title: The Greatest Hits 1960 To 1980
Genre: Pop
Title: Gidget's Big Surf Album
Genre: Pop
Title: 45 RPM the 60s Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Twisting In the 60s
Genre: Rock
Title: Super Hits The 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: The Rum Diary
Genre: Rock
Title: Les Plus Grands Succes Du Punk Vol. 2
Genre: Alternative
Title: Les Plus Grands Succes Du Punk
Genre: Alternative
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 16
Genre: Pop
Title: It's Teddy Boy Rock'n'Roll, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock, Alternative
Title: 40 Golden Greats!
Title: Rock & Roll USA Original Masters Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Super Hits the '60s
Genre: Pop
Title: Then the 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock Of Ages 50s and 60s
Title: Rockabilly Never Stops!
Genre: Rock
Title: Essential Hits 1960 - 1969
Title: Rockabilly High Voltage!
Genre: Rock
Title: Fun, Fun, Fun - The Golden 60s Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Pop Hits from the Vaults
Title: Super Hits 1960 to 1969
Genre: Pop
Title: 10 Must Have Top 40 Hits the 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: All-Time Top 40 Hits the 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: 10 Must Have Top 10 Hits 60s Edition
Genre: Pop
Title: Radio Days 1960 To 1969
Genre: Rock