Quote Originally Posted by shokhead
Dont forget,the east coast didnt know what the beachboys was for awhile but i agree,they should get props and are very under rated. They are almost never talked about when best bands come up.
...here in the Big Apple in the early/mid-60s, in addition to Dion (with or wIthout the Belmonts), groups from Philly and Motown, West coast groups like the BBs and Jan and Dean did indeed have a following, particularly among the chino/penny-loafer crowd, AKA the "collegiates"...and Pendleton's (or CPOs) were all the rage, mine was navy blue...Why, golly gee, we even done heard of the Kingston Trio!...

jimHJJ(..."almost never talked about..." as a best band...man, where do I begin with that one????...)