The Fender IV were an
American
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* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
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** American ancestry, pe ...
surf rock
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band of the 1960s.
The Fender IV were started up in
Baltimore
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, by guitarist
Randy Holden. Although almost prevented by a
bumble bee,
he successfully moved the band to
Southern California in 1963, in order to play for a more receptive audience. Their music was strongly influenced by
Dick Dale, and
The Ventures. When the popularity for surf music decreased their style changed to a vocal based sound, and they changed name to
The Sons of Adam, bestowed upon them by the
record producer Kim Fowley
Kim Vincent Fowley (July 21, 1939 – January 15, 2015) was the American record producer, songwriter and musician who was behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and managed The Runaways in the 1970s. He has been ...
.
In 2016, Randy Holden was contacted by Matt Quilter to play at the "Surf 101 Convention", Alpine Village, Torrence CA. The result was Randy reforming the Fender IV group with original rhythm guitarist, Joe Kooken (aka: Jac Ttanna). The additional musicians for the show were Matt Quilter on bass and
Dusty Watson (who has played for
Dick Dale) on drums. Subsequently, a DVD of the concert was released. Additionally, as a result of the "Surf 101 Convention" show, Randy was invited to play the
Surfer Joe Summer Festival in Livorno, Italy, June 22 through June 25 2017.
Band members
*
Randy Holden - guitar, vocals
*Joe Kooken (d.2022) - guitar
*Mike Port (d.2014) - bass
*Bruce Miller - drums
Singles
*"Mar Gaya" / "You Better Tell Me Now" (
Imperial
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Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:
Places
United States
* Imperial, California
* Imperial, Missouri
* Imperial, Nebraska
* Imperial, Pennsylvania
* Imperial, Texa ...
66061, 1964)
*"Malibu Run" / "Everybody Up" (Imperial 66098, 1965)
CDs
*''Randy Holden: Early Works 64-66'' (including 'Fender IV' and '
The Sons of Adam' material)
*''Saturday's Sons: The Complete Recordings 1964–1966'' (2022 compilation of all known 'Fender IV' and 'The Sons of Adam' studio recordings, plus a live 1966 'TSOA' show.)
DVDs
*''Fender IV: Surf 101 - Live'' (2016)
References
External links
Randy Holden website
Surf music groups
Rock music groups from Maryland
Imperial Records artists
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