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Originally Posted by chiliD
Are you thinking of Rick Rillera & The Rhythm Rockers?  |
No. Rockin' Robin Roberts & The Wailers. I just remembered the "& the wailers" from an audiophile friend's collection.. we were going through 45s of the song one day after discussing songs that had been recorded time and time again. I just couldn't remember the "Rockin' Robin Roberts" part. For good reason.. could there be a more cheesie, generic late 50's stage name?
From what I can tell by research in the last 3 minutes, Rockin' Robin had been with another group, the Bluenotes, before leaving to record with the Wailers... their version of Louie Louie came from those sessions. It says they did enjoy some regional success though, so, who knows.