DON PEARLY

Über den Mann weiss man heute fast nichts mehr.

Das Wenige also mal zusammengefaßt: Don Pearly spielte damals
die Rhythmus-Gitarre bei der Aufnahme "Tequila" von The Champs.
Dann nahm er seine einzige Platte "Drag Race" auf. Heute lebt er
wohl in Honduras, Zentral-Amerika, wo er als Journalist arbeitet.

CORVETTE C 1004 Drag Race (72958)/Crazy-Crazy (73058)(September 1958)

Hi Heino, ich denke auch, dass dies 2008 eine Fake-News
war, da der Originalautor der Champs-Story mit Burgess und
anderen Musikern gesprochen hatte, die diesen Don Pearly
nicht kennen. Der schrieb damals:

"this is the real Don Pearly still alive and kicking.

my only other claim to a short fame was rythm guitar on the Champs recording of Tequilla. We then toured for six months and played sock-hops at the different YWCAs all over America.

i am now living in Honduras, Central America and would like to hear from other aged stars that flourished during 1958."

Gary E. Myers dazu am 17.11.2015 :
"I'm the author of a long article on the Champs. It first appeared in Goldmine Magazine & has been online for a few yrs. I spoke with nearly every living member at the time (as well as working often with 2 of them). None of them ever heard of Don Pearly. Just to double check, I called Dave Burgess, who was the leader/rhythm gtr player/producer (also wrote the flip side & basically ran the Challenge label). He confirmed that no Don Pearly was ever involved with the recording session or the Champs."