The Revels
The Revels were an American rock band, associated with the 1960s surf music craze. Their most famous song was "Church Key." [1][2]
History
The group started in the mid- to late- 1950s as a high school band in San Luis Obispo, California [3] called Gil Serna & The Rockets, before changing their name to The Revels in 1959. Although their instrumental style predated the 1961-65 era of surf music, their success came during that period.
They are usually considered a "pre-surf" band and were the original Central California coastal instrumental band. Other bands from the area later included the more popular groups named The Sentinals and The Impacts.[3]
The Revels singles were collected on their sole album, Revels on a Rampage (1964).[4] They also composed music for the soundtrack of the 1961 film The Exiles.
Their 1961 song "Comanche" has been featured on two soundtracks.[5] It first appeared as the "Detoured Theme" in The Exiles.[2] It was later included along with several other Surf music hits on the soundtrack of the film, Pulp Fiction (1994).
Member of the group - Anthony J Hilder - is now a filmmaker and conspiracy theory expert. [6]
Band Members
Norman Knowles
Dan Arnold
Merrell Fankhauser [7]
Anthony Hilder
References
- ^ http://allmusic.com/album/intoxica-the-best-of-the-revels-r209190
- ^ a b http://www.music-city.org/Revels/Intoxica:-Best-of-86204/
- ^ a b http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/03/01/1968797/surf-music-sentinals-impacts.html
- ^ http://allmusic.com/album/revels-on-a-rampage-r64036
- ^ Davis, Kevin (3 December 1995). "Rock 'n' Roll Memories: If You Like Surf Music, Then You Have a Link to Robert Hafner's Musical Roots". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ Rock Genuis [ http://rock.rapgenius.com/The-revels-comanche-lyrics]
- ^ Discogs.com Revels, The