Nothing original on this page… other than my interpretations of these familiar tunes! This is where I've culled out many of the "cover tunes" from every part of my catalog. Hope I touch on some of your better memories…
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'61
Little Brown Jug
The Belairs
The B-side of our hit, "Mr. Moto." I was inspired to work up this old folk-tune when I heard Alfalfa sing it on The Little Rascals.
Origins of Surf Music
'65
Susie Q
Everpresent Fullness
We rocked the Dale Hawkins classic before Credence did... that´s Jimmy Roberts (Belairs) doing the Little Richard imitation on the ivories.
Everpresent Fullness
'00
Baja
The Duo-tones
The early Astronauts´ classic gets the acoustic treatment...
Surf Music Unplugged
'85
Runaway
Paul Johnson
The Del Shannon classic from ´61 gets my solo-multritrack treatment...
Paul Johnson, Guitar
'94
Sleigh Ride
The Hepcats
Lots of "fun with guitars" on this romp through the winter snow.
Christmas With the Hepcats
'82
Wild Goose
The Packards
I first recorded this with the Galaxies in ´64... it´s my surfed-up version of Frankie Laine´s early ´50s hit...