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Gepostet: 08.05.2010 - 12:01 Uhr  ·  #1
Hallo,

1965 hatte die amerikanische Highschool-Formation THE GENTRYS einen Top-Ten-Hit mit "Keep On Dancing". Die Originalversion ist feinster schwarzer Doo-Wop und wurde von den AVANTIS schon 1963 aufgenommen: "But here's the original in all it's doo-wop glory. The major difference is while The Gentrys are doin' the jerk and wantin' you to show 'em how you work, The Avantis are doin' the twist and shakin' it like this!" Auch die Bay City Rollers konnten in den 70er Jahren mit dem Titel punkten. Wer etwas von den Avantis weiß, tut es bitte hier dazu.

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The AVANTIS auf Chancellor

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Gepostet: 09.05.2010 - 01:27 Uhr  ·  #2
... weitere Doo Wop Single der AVANTIS auf Chancellor, von 1963 ...

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Re: Keep On Dancing - Gentrys/Avantis

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Gepostet: 09.05.2010 - 01:42 Uhr  ·  #3
hier nur, was mein Katalog unter Avantis zu bieten hat
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Re: Keep On Dancing - Gentrys/Avantis

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Gepostet: 10.05.2010 - 13:22 Uhr  ·  #4
Vielleicht noch kurz ein paar Infos:
Die Avantis bestanden u. a. aus den Geschwistern Pat & Lolly Vegas.
Sie nahmen zu Beginn der 60er Jahre unter diversen Gruppennamen auf.
Die beiden gründeten 1970 die Band Redbone und sie waren auch
1967 in dem Film ´It´s A Bikini World´ vertreten.

Data:
Chancellor 1144 = 8/1963
Astra 1006 = ReIssue Ende der 60er Jahre
Regency 108/109 = 3/1964
Regency 109/110 = 1964

Lolly Vegas (Nachruf):
Lolly Vegas, 70, the lead singer and guitarist for Redbone, a Native American rock band that had a million-selling hit in 1974 with the bouncy "Come and Get Your Love," died in his sleep Thursday at his home in Reseda.
He had lung cancer and had been in poor health since suffering a stroke 15 years ago, said the band’s manager, Michael Stone.
Redbone rode the tight, driving style of "Come and Get Your Love" to No. 5 on Billboard’s pop singles chart, but most of the band’s songs had less of a dance feel and more of a swamp-rock sound. The band first gained notice with "Maggie" in 1970 and "The Witch Queen of New Orleans" in 1971.
In concert, Redbone often dressed in traditional Native American attire, and some of the group's songs, including "We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee," emphasized the members' Indian background.
Vegas was born Oct. 2, 1939, in Coalinga, Calif., and grew up in Fresno. He and his brother Pat, a singer and bassist, were session musicians who performed together as Pat and Lolly Vegas in the 1960s at Sunset Strip clubs and on the TV variety show "Shindig!"
The brothers also were prolific songwriters whose "Niki Hoeky" was covered by Aretha Franklin, Bobbie Gentry and P.J. Proby.
In addition to his brother Pat, Vegas is survived by his wife, Risa; his mother, Eloise Vasquez; two other brothers, Ramon and Rudy; and three sisters, Linda, Marie and Theresa.

AT THE HAUNTED HOUSE (1966)
1. In the Midnight Hour
2. Walk On
3. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
4. Under You
5. Let's Get It On
6. Baby, I Need Your Loving
7. Here I Go
8. Satisfaction (I Can't Get No)
9. Keep Me Uptight
10. Good Lovin'
11. Any Old Time
12. High Blood Pressure
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Re: Keep On Dancing - Gentrys/Avantis

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Gepostet: 10.05.2010 - 13:34 Uhr  ·  #5
At the center of Redbone were brothers Pat and Lolly Vasquez. By the time “Come and Get Your Love” hit, they had been in the music business for nearly twenty years. In the late 1950s when teen idols with gravity-defying hair were dominating the charts, Pat on bass and Lolly on guitar were backing up heart throb Jimmy Clanton, who had scored a big hit with “Just a Dream”. In ’61 they decided to try to break through into the rock ‘ roll club scene on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, but thought that first a name change was in order. Their surname was very ethnic-sounding for the times, and they feared it would keep them out of the best clubs. So the Vasquez brothers of Mexican and Native-American heritage became Pat and Lolly Vegas, and they successfully played the strip for the next decade. They also became in-demand studio musicians, playing on sessions with Dr. John, Johnny Rivers, Glen Campbell, and Leon Russell.


In 1964, rock n’ roll invaded TV in a big way with the debut of Shindig on ABC. Glen Campbell and Leon Russell were in the house band, and Pat and Lolly Vegas were tapped to be regulars as well. Their specialty on the show was covers, and they turned in high-energy renditions of songs like “Do You Wanna Dance”, “La Bamba”, etc with the Shin-digger dance troupe doing the pony, the jerk, and the frug behind them.

In 1966, their buddy Leon Russell produced their debut album Pat & Lolly Vegas at The Haunted House, a 12-song collection that was 50% original compositions. The cover photo of the album is one of the great artifacts of the rock ‘roll era, showing the band playing on stage at The Haunted House, a club with a ghoulish theme located on Hollywood Boulevard. The stage was made to look like the mouth of a monster, and in the photo a go-go dancer is just this side of the demon’s teeth while the band is somewhere between tongue and tonsils. (When I ran across this album at a flea market, I nearly passed out. That find is one of the highlights of my record collecting life.) The album photo appears to be a still from the 1967 beach movie It’s a Bikini World, when the guys lip sync “Walk On” from the album. You can watch the clip at Pat Vegas’ myspace page. It’s priceless 60s kitsch- a dancer in a bikini, boots, gloves, AND what appears to be a tiara. Honestly, can it get any better than that?

Pat and Lolly had always harbored an affection for Cajun rhythms, and in the late 60s they formed The Crazy Cajun Cakewalk Band, which morphed into Redbone with the addition of Tony Bellamy on guitar and Peter DePoe on drums. Oddly enough, the two new members of the band were also of Latino and Native-American heritage, so the group decided to embrace what they all shared. They became Redbone, which was slang for half breed. They began to appear on stage and in photos wearing head bands (sometimes full headdresses), moccasins, etc. Epic Records signed them in 1970, and after a couple of minor successes, their big moment came with “Come and Get Your Love” in ’74. There’s a great clip of Redbone performing the hit on The Midnight Special TV show here (also from Pat Vegas’ myspace page).

Redbone released seven albums in total and toured the world through the 1980s, but they were never able to repeat the commercial success of “Come and Get Your Love”. Lolly Vegas suffered a stroke in the 1990s and stopped performing, but Pat was out with a band as recently as 2006. Thankfully, much of their catalog is available now, so you can find out for yourself that Redbone was a lot more than a one-hit wonder.

UPDATE: from the 3/5/10 issue of the LA Times:
Lolly Vegas, 70, the lead singer and guitarist for Redbone, a Native American rock band that had a million-selling hit in 1974 with the bouncy “Come and Get Your Love,” died in his sleep Thursday at his home in Reseda.

He had lung cancer and had been in poor health since suffering a stroke 15 years ago, said the band’s manager, Michael Stone.

Having recorded a series of early-'60s surf singles as members of The Avantis, The Sharks and under their own names (see separate entries), by mid-'60s brothers Lolly and Pat Vegas has attracted minor attention as sessions players and songwriters. Among their efforts, the duo enjoyed limited success penning "Nicki Hokey" for P.J. Proby. Playing clubs as a duo, in 1968 the brothers hooked up with guitarist Tony Bellamy and drummer Pete DePoe to form Redbone.


The AVANTIS:
Pat & Lolly Vegas (= Vasquez), Danny Hamilton, Gary Leeds (drms).

Die Vegas-Brüder waren auch bei:
THE SHARKS - Big Surf/Spookareno (Sapien 1003)
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Re: Keep On Dancing - Gentrys/Avantis

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Gepostet: 10.05.2010 - 14:09 Uhr  ·  #6
THE GENTRYS:
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Formed in 1963 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, the Gentrys forged their early reputation playing high school dances. The group - Larry Raspberry (vocals, guitar), Bruce Bowles (vocals), Jimmy Hart (vocals), Bobby Fisher (tenor saxophone, piano, guitar), Jimmy Johnson (trumpet, organ), Pat Neal (bass) and Larry Wall (drums) - later won the city’s ‘Battle Of The Bands’ contest and within months had secured a recording contract with the independent Youngstown label. Their first release, ‘Sometimes’, was coupled with the infectious ‘Keep On Dancing’, an R&B track that attracted more interest than the a-side. The major label MGM Records picked up the national distribution rights to the single, resulting in the single reaching number 4 in the US charts, subsequently selling in excess of one million copies. The song was later covered by the Bay City Rollers, giving them their first chart hit in 1971. The Gentrys were unable to repeat their early success, but remained a popular live attraction throughout America’s southern states. After the break-up of the group in 1970, Jimmy Hart resuscitated the Gentrys’ name by forming a new line-up with Steve Speer (bass), Dave Beaver (keyboards), Jimmy Tarbutton (guitar) and Mike Gardner (drums). This incarnation achieved some success with minor placings in the singles chart. Late-period member Rick Allen resurfaced in the Box Tops, while Raspberry later embarked on a solo career, leading a new group, the High-Steppers.
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Gepostet: 10.05.2010 - 14:19 Uhr  ·  #7
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Gepostet: 10.05.2010 - 14:24 Uhr  ·  #8
in dem Film "It's a bikini world" wurden sie als "Vegas Brothers" geführt, und die Gentrys
spielten ebenfalls im selben Film mit.
Hier zwei Fotos vom TV ein Vegas und zwei der Gentrys.
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Gentrys - LP

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Gepostet: 12.05.2010 - 00:37 Uhr  ·  #9
Hallo,

dank geht an Dieter für die sehr genauen Infos über die AVANTIS und den Zusammenhang zu REDBONE. Da wäre ich nie und nimmer drauf gekommen.
Von mir noch das LP-Cover der Gentrys (Titel wie ihr größter Single-Erfolg).

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AVANTIS

....KLEINE ERGÄNZUNG.

COLLAGE VON ROCKINPETE

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AVANTIS - WAX 'EM DOWN

COLLAGEN VON ROCKINPETE

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Gepostet: 22.11.2012 - 20:11 Uhr  ·  #12
hier der Inhalt für das erste Cover auf dieser Seite / in dem Avantis-Gentrys-Mix
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