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Wild Weekend (album)
"Wild Weekend" is an instrumental written by Phil Todaro and Tom Shannon and performed by The Rockin' Rebels. It reached #8 on the U.S. pop chart and #28 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1963. The song was originally recorded as the theme for Shannon's show on WKBW in Buffalo, New York; the song title is not found in the song's original lyrics (Shannon's show aired on weekdays). and was later reworked and featured on The Rebels 1962 album ''Wild Weekend''. The song ranked #22 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top 100 singles of 1963. Other versions *Bill Justis released a version of the song on his 1963 album ''Bill Justis Plays 12 Instrumental Smash Hits''. * Disc jockey Joey Reynolds (who had worked with Shannon at WWKB) added lyrics to make this the theme song for his nightly show on WPOP, Hartford, 1963. *The Surfaris released a version of the song on their 1963 album '' Wipe Out''. *Kim Fowley released a version of the song on his 1968 album ''Born to Be Wild''. *Andy Mackay relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rebels (surf Band)
The Rebels (also known as The Rockin' Rebels) were a Musical ensemble, band from Buffalo, New York, known for their instrumental "Wild Weekend". The original members were Jim Kipler (Guitar), Mick Kipler (Saxophone), Tom Gorman (Drums) and Paul Balon (Bass/Guitar). "Wild Weekend" "Wild Weekend" was written by radio entertainer Tom Shannon (broadcaster), Tom Shannon and Phil Todaro as a theme song for Shannon's WKBW-AM, WKBW weekend radio show. The lyrics were: "Top tunes, news and weather, so glad we can get together... on the Tom Shannon show... KB radio... KB Radio." It was recorded with vocals and music by the Russ Hallet trio. A local band, the Buffalo Rebels – or just Rebels – who asked Shannon to play at a record hop also asked if they could play an instrumental-only version of his theme song. They did, and Shannon and Todaro thought there was something to it. They moved the group to a recording studio in the same building where they had a production office. The record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |