The Beau-Marks were a Canadian
rock music
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group formed in 1958 in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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. Their first release, the April 1959 single "Rockin' Blues" b/w "Moonlight Party", came out under the name The Del-Tones, but the group changed their name soon afterward in a nod to the
Bomarc missile. Their breakthrough hit was "Clap Your Hands," which hit #1 in Canada and Australia, peaked at #45 on the US ''
Billboard'' pop charts, and #40 on ''
Cashbox''.
The tune was also released in
French as "Frappe Tes Mains" and a Quebec version as "Tape des mains", lyrics by late Michel A. Lebel, as one of Rock n' Roll Queen Lucie Marotte's finale favorites. Their debut, ten-track full-length came out in 1960; they appeared on ''
American Bandstand'' and at a charity concert at
Carnegie Hall soon afterwards. Two more albums followed before the group broke up in 1963; a 1968 reunion saw "Clap Your Hands" get a re-release.
The Beau-Marks were the first Canadian band to be headliners at the
Peppermint Lounge in New York City and to be invited to appear on ''
The Ed Sullivan Show
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''.
Members
*Raymond "Ray" Hutchinson - guitar
*Michel "Mike" Robitaille - guitar and bass
*Joseph "Joey" Fréchette - piano
*Gilles Tailleur - drums
Discography
*''The High Flying Beau-Marks'' (1960)
*''The Beau-Marks in Person! Recorded on Location at Le Coq D'Or'' (1961)
*''The Beau-Marks'' (1962)
*''Lucie Marotte'' (1990) - Tape des mains
See also
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Canadian rock
Rock music of Canada is a wide and diverse part of the general music of Canada, beginning with American and British style rock and roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern ...
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Music of Canada
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References
External links
Beau Marks BiographyThe Beau-Marks; The Canadian Encyclopedia
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Canadian rock music groups
Musical groups from Montreal
Musical groups established in 1958
Musical groups disestablished in 1963
1958 establishments in Quebec