The Reverend Horton Heat is the stage name of American musician James C. Heath as well as the name of his Dallas,Texas-based psychobilly trio. Heath is a singer,songwriter and guitarist. A Prick magazine reviewer called Heath the "godfather of modern rockabilly and psychobilly".
It's a Beautiful Day is an American band formed in San Francisco,California,in 1967,featuring vocalist Pattie Santos along with violinist David LaFlamme and his wife,Linda LaFlamme,on keyboards.
Remy Zero was an American alternative rock band from Birmingham,Alabama,formed in 1989. It was composed of August Cinjun Tate,Shelby Tate,Cedric LeMoyne (bass),Jeffrey Cain,and Louis Schefano (drums),who was later replaced by Gregory Slay.
"Pipeline" is a surf rock instrumental by The Chantays,which was recorded in July 1962.
"Surfin' Bird" is a song performed by American surf rock band the Trashmen,containing the repetitive lyric "the bird is the word". It has been covered many times. It is a combination of two R&B hits by the Rivingtons:"Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and "The Bird's the Word".
"Surfin' Safari" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys,written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Released as a single with "409" in June 1962,it peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also appeared on the 1962 album of the same name.
"Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" is a novelty nonsensical doo-wop song by the Rivingtons in 1962. It peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100,and number 35 on the Cashbox charts. The band released two similar follow-up songs over the next several months,"Mama-Oom-Mow-Mow " and "The Bird's the Word".
The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands is the fourth studio album released by the American rock band the Turtles. Produced by Chip Douglas,it was released in November 1968 by White Whale Records. It includes John Barbata's final recorded performances with the band;he left shortly after its release to join Crosby,Stills,Nash &Young. Barbata's eventual replacement,former Spanky and Our Gang drummer John Seiter,also contributed to the album. Some issues of the album were retitled Elenore.
The Bird and the Bee is an American indie pop musical duo from Los Angeles,consisting of Inara George and Greg Kurstin. Kurstin is a nine-time Grammy Award–winning producer and multi-instrumentalist who has worked with artists including Sia,Adele,Beck,Kendrick Lamar,and the Foo Fighters. George and Kurstin met while the two were working on her debut album and they decided to collaborate on a jazz-influenced electropop project. Their debut EP,Again and Again and Again and Again,was released on October 31,2006,followed by their self-titled debut album on January 23,2007.
David Gordon LaFlamme was an American singer and violinist best known for co-founding the San Francisco band It's a Beautiful Day.
It's a Beautiful Day is the debut album by San Francisco band It's a Beautiful Day. This album's song "White Bird" was the band's biggest hit. The album rose to number 47 on Billboard's Top LPs American albums chart.
"Lonesome Town" is a song written by Baker Knight. A version sung by Ricky Nelson became a hit single in the United States,reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 15 on the R&B chart in 1958. The song was featured on his 1959 album,Ricky Sings Again. Nelson is accompanied on the recording by the vocal quartet The Jordanaires.
"Victoria" is a song written by Ray Davies of the Kinks. It is the opening track on the band's 1969 concept album Arthur.
The discography of Nada Surf,a New York-based alternative rock group,consists of ten studio albums,thirteen singles and one extended play (EP). Nada Surf was formed in 1992 and consists of Matthew Caws,Daniel Lorca,Ira Elliot,and Doug Gillard.
Fillmore:The Last Days is a live album,recorded at the Fillmore West in San Francisco,California from June 29 to July 4,1971. It contains performances by 14 different bands,mostly from the San Francisco Bay Area,including Santana,the Grateful Dead,Hot Tuna,Quicksilver Messenger Service,and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released by Columbia Records in June 1972 as a three-disc LP. It was re-released by Epic Records in 1991 as a two-disc CD.
The Record Company is a rock band from Los Angeles. The members are Chris Vos,Alex Stiff,and Marc Cazorla. Their music is influenced by blues musicians such as John Lee Hooker.
Marrying Maiden is the second studio album by San Francisco psychedelic band It's a Beautiful Day,released in 1970 on Columbia Records. Founding member Linda LaFlamme was replaced by keyboardist Fred Webb on this project. Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia contributed on two tracks and Charlatans member Richard Olsen guested on a track as well.
"Surfin' U.S.A." is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys,credited to Chuck Berry and Brian Wilson. It is a rewritten version of Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" set to new lyrics written by Wilson and an uncredited Mike Love. The song was released as a single on March 4,1963,backed with "Shut Down". It was then placed as the opening track on their album of the same name.
Linda LaFlamme was an American musician,composer,and keyboardist who co-founded the folk rock band It's a Beautiful Day in 1967. She co-wrote several of the band's songs,including "White Bird," before pursuing a career with other musical projects and composing for theater.
