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The Bel-Airs were an early and influential surf music band from South Bay, Los Angeles, active in the early 1960s. [1] They were best known for their 1961 hit "Mr. Moto", an instrumental surf tune that featured a flamenco-inspired intro and contained a melodic piano interlude. The song's theme was used in the solo for the song "Seed" by Sublime.
The Fabricators, established in 1995 as a successor band to The BelAirs, broke up in 2002, [11] and was Witmer's last band. He ceased performing after the band's breakup. [1] Witmer died suddenly [13] two years later, on July 3, 2004, at the age of 53. He was survived by his second wife, a daughter and two sons. [1] [13]
Eddie & the Showmen were an American surf rock band of the 1960s. Formed in Southern California by Eddie Bertrand, formerly of The Bel-Airs, they released several singles on Liberty Records. [1] Their highest-charting single in Los Angeles was "Mr. Rebel", which reached number four on the Wallichs Music City Hit List on February 10, 1964.
Paul Johnson is a guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work in instrumental surf music and the track "Mr. Moto" by his band The Bel-Airs. External links [ edit ]
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Richard Delvy (April 20, 1942 – February 6, 2010) was an American music entrepreneur. He started in the music business as a drummer who played with The Bel-Airs and took his experience to broader appeal with The Challengers, who were in the forefront of the surf music explosion in southern California.
Randy Nauert (pronounced "Nort"; January 1, 1945 – February 7, 2019) was an American surf music and culture entrepreneur. He started in the music business as a bass player who played with The Bel-Airs and took his experience to broader appeal with The Challengers who were in the forefront of the surf music explosion in Southern California.
The Bel-Airs were originally formed by two guitarists, Eddie Bertrand and Paul Johnson, both 16 years old at the time they recorded "Mr. Moto". In early 1963, Eddie Bertrand heard Dick Dale using the Fender reverb unit and wanted to start incorporating heavy reverb into The Bel-Airs songs. He felt reverb was the sound that would come to define ...