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Michael Viner, who was an executive at MGM Records, started the project Incredible Bongo Band. [5] He was asked to provide music to the soundtrack for the film The Thing with Two Heads; he and Perry Botkin Jr. recorded the songs "Bongo Rock" and "Bongolia". [5] After that, they decided to create the album Bongo Rock. [5]
The Incredible Bongo Band, also known as Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band, was a project started in 1972 by Michael Viner, a record artist manager and executive at MGM Records, producer, MGM Records executive and Curb Records founder Mike Curb and arranger Perry Botkin Jr. [1] [2] Viner was called on to supplement the soundtrack to the B-film The Thing With Two Heads. [3]
"Bongo Rock" is a rock and roll instrumental recorded by Preston Epps, written by Epps and Arthur Egnoian. [1] Released as a single in 1959, it charted #14 Pop in the United States, [2] and #4 in Canada. [3] It was included in Epps' 1960 album Bongo Bongo Bongo. [4] The Surfaris' 1963 hit single "Wipe Out" was based on this song. [5]
Pages in category "Incredible Bongo Band songs" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Fresh Beat Band ("The Fresh Beat Band!") – Matter Music (Sung by Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Thomas Hobson, Shayna Rose/Tara Perry, and Jon Beavers) Fresh Beat Band of Spies – Peter Zizzo; The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ("Yo' Home to Bel-Air") – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince; Friday Night Dinner – ("Animal") – Miike Snow
Epps reappeared in 1969 as a bongo player in the film Girl in Gold Boots. He continued on as a session musician in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1973, the Incredible Bongo Band recorded "Bongo Rock" and released it as a single. Epps continued playing in clubs in Southern California into the 1990s. [5]
Wrake (née O'Neill) is a graphic designer, [13] and sings with the band Lost Remnants. [14]Anderson took part in the Lush reformation 2015-16 and released her debut solo album Pearlies on 20 October 2023 on the Sonic Cathedral label, having made videos for the singles "Bend the Round", "Clusters" and "The Presence" prior.
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