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Groupe Rock 'n' Roll US de la région de Seattle (Washington).
US Rock 'n'
Roll group formed late 50's, active till late 60's
Considered one of the hottest rock bands to emerge from the Pacific Northwest.
In 1959, when they were still in high school, they were signed to Golden Crest,
their song "Tall Cool One" peaked the national charts at #36, and they appeared
on such television shows as the Alan Freed Show and Dick Clark (2)'s American
Bandstand.
At the time, John Greek was considered the leader of the Wailers, having founded
the band in 1957 with a few other kids whose parents were stationed at the
McCord Air Force base in Tacoma, Washington. One year later in 1960, some
tension grew to an ugly head within the band, and John Greek left the Wailers.
Taking his place was Buck Ormsby, a bassist who originally played with Little
Bill And The Bluenotes. Together with Kent Morrill, these two Wailers created Etiquette
Records as a means to release their own material. Their very first record was a
45 single of "Louis Louie" by Rockin' Robin Roberts, another member of the
Wailers that was initially a member of Little Bill And The Bluenotes. This
particular single, which came out in 1961, was considered the archetypal
recording that inspired the Kingsmen, Paul Revere & The Raiders and hundreds, if
not thousands of other rock bands from the Pacific Northwest to perform the
iconic song.
John Greek, the man who started the band, was for the most part forgotten by the
music industry. He did a few other musical ventures, including some recording
with Gary Paxton, some session work with the The Fifth Dimension, but for the
most part, he lived in obscurity, rarely to be heard from again.
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll
Tall Cool One
(1959)
(Wailers) Mau Mau (1959) (Wailers) Shanghied (1959) (Wailers) WAILIN' (1959) (Wailers) Scratchin' (1960) (Wailers) Louie Louie (1961) (Rockin' Robin Roberts) |
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Years in activity :
1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
05/1959 | SP GOLDEN CREST CR-518 (US) | . | Tall Cool One / Road Runner |
07/1959 | SP GOLDEN CREST CR-526 (US) | . | Mau Mau / Dirty Robber |
08/1959 | SP GOLDEN CREST CR-532 (US) | . | |
01/1960 | SP GOLDEN CREST CR-545 (US) | . | Scratchin' / Lucille |
1960 | SP GOLDEN CREST CR375 (US) | . |
Beat Guitar / Driftwood |
1961 | SP ETIQUETTE ET-1 (US) | . | Rockin' Robin Roberts - Louie Louie / Mary Ann |
08/1961 | SP ETIQUETTE ET-2 (US) | . | Mashi / Velva |
10/1962 | SP ETIQUETTE ET-4 (US) | . | Stompin' Willie / Doin' The Seaside |
1963 | SP ETIQUETTE ET-5 (US) | . | Kent Morrill - This Pain In My Heart / I Had A Dream |
05/1963 | SP ETIQUETTE ET-6 (US) | . | We're Goin' Surfin' / Shakedown |
12/1963 | SP ETIQUETTE ET-7 (US) | . | Partytime U.S.A. / Seattle |
02/1964 | SP ETIQUETTE ET-9 (US) | . | Frenzy / Tall Cool One |
05/1964 | SP IMPERIAL 66028 (US) | . | Tall Cool One / Frenzy |
06/1964 | SP GOLDEN CREST NO. 591 (US) | . | Beat Guitar / Mau Mau |
07/1964 | SP IMPERIAL 66045 (US) | . | Mashi / On The Rocks |
1964 | SP GOLDEN CREST CR 375 (US) | Driftwood / Beat Guitar | |
1964 | SP UNITED ARTISTS 66045 (US) | . | Mashi / On The Rocks |
11/1964 | SP ETIQUETTE ET-12 (US) | . | Don't Take It So Hard / You Better Believe It |
05/1965 | SP ETIQUETTE ET-15 (US) | . | You Weren't Using Your Head / Back To You |
07/1965 | SP ETIQUETTE ET-19 (US) | . | Dirty Robber / Hang Up |
10/1965 | SP ETIQUETTE ET-21 (US) | . | Out Of Our Tree / I Got Me |
11/1965 | SP ETIQUETTE ET-22 (US) | . |
Don't Believe In Christmas (SONICS) / Christmas Spirit (WAILERS) |
04/1966 | SP ETIQUETTE ET-24 (US) | . | It's You Alone / Tears |
05/1966 | SP UNITED ARTISTS UA 50026 (US) | . | It's You Alone / Tears |
09/1966 | SP UNITED ARTISTS UA 50065 (US) | . | Think Kindly, Baby / End Of The Summer |
12/1966 | SP UNITED ARTISTS UA 50110 (US) | . | You Won't Lead Me On / Tears (Don't Have To Fall) |
06/1967 | SP VIVA V-614 (US) | . | I'm Determined / I Don't Want To Follow You |
11/1967 | SP BELL 694 (US) | . | You Can't Fly / Thinking Out Loud |
196? | EP GOLDEN CREST 88601 (US) | 4 SONGS -THE WAILERS / THE THREE GRACES - The WAILERS : Tall Cool One / Road Runner / The THREE GRACES : Billy Boys' Tune / 7 L | |
1967 | SP ETIQUETTE ET-26 (US) | . | Robin Roberts - You Don't Love Me / You Weren't Using Your Head |
03/1970 | SP CONGRESS C-6016 (US) | . | Kent Morrill - I Cannot Live Without Her / The Wind Calls The Wind To It's Own |
1970 | SP BRC BRC 103 (US) | . | Kent Morrill - Still The Sun Rose / Red, White And Blue |
1972 | SP CREAM 1013 (US) | . | Kent Morrill - The Dream Maker / Old Before Your Time |
1976 | SP BARDEL M-1001 (US) | . | Kent Morrill & The RHYTHMETTES - Ballad Of Chowchilla Ray |
197? | SP TRIP TR-67 (US) | . |
Tall Cool One (WAILERS) / Precious Memories (ROMEOS) |
1985 | SP ETIQUETTE ET 45-0290 (US) | . |
Rockin' Robin Roberts with The Fabulous Wailers - Louie Louie / Rosalie |
1994 | SP Eticant ET-86 (US) |
Rockin' Robin with The Fabulous Wailers - Rosalie / Interview on Bandstand |
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1999 | SP NORTON 812 (US) | . |
Out Of Our Tree (WAILERS) / You Weren't Using Your Head (Rockin' Robin Roberts with The Fabulous Wailers) |
1999 | SP NORTON 814 (US) | . | Livewire / Dirty Robber |
1999 | SP NORTON 817 (US) | . | Hang Up / Bama Lama Bama Loo |
1999 | SP NORTON 819 (US) | . |
Louie Louie (SONICS) / Louie Louie (Rockin' Robin Roberts with The Fabulous Wailers) |
1999 | SP SUNDAZED LV-1 (US) |
Church Key (The TRASHMEN) / Wailin' (The WAILERS) |
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2000 | EP NORTON EP-085 (US) | THE FABULOUS WAILERS - SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS - Scotch On The Rocks / Snake Pit / Dirty Robber / High Wall | |
199? | SP COLLECTABLES COL 3130 (US) |
Dear One (Larry FINNEGAN) / Tall Cool One (WAILERS) |
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Albums
1960 | LP 12" GOLDEN CREST CR-3075 (US) |
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1961 | LP 12" ETIQUETTE ETALB 1 (US) | THE FABULOUS WAILERS AT THE CASTLE FEATURING ROCKIN' ROBIN AND GAIL HARRIS - RECORDED LIVE! - Wailers' House Party / Dirty Robber (vocals : Ken MORRILL) / San-Ho-Zay / Rosalie (vocals : Rockin' Robin ROBERTS) / Since You Been Gone (vocals : Rockin' Robin ROBERTS) / Shivers / Sack O' Woe / Tall Cool One / You've Had Your Chance (vocals : Ken MORRILL) / Limbo Twist / All I Could Do Was Cry (vocals : Gail HARRIS) / I Idolize You (vocals : Gail HARRIS) / Zig Zag / Soul-Long | |||||||||||||
1963 | 12 LP 12" ETIQUETTE LP-022 (US) | THE WAILERS AND COMPANY - The Wailers With Rockin' Robin Roberts, Marshans, Kent Morrill - Seattle / Hokey / Louie Louie / Doin' The Seaside / Shoo Fly Pie / We're Going Surfin' / Frenzy / Shake Down / Party Time U.S.A. / Tough Walk / Isabella / Mashi | |||||||||||||
1964 | LP 12" IMPERIAL LP-9262 (mono) / LP-12262 (stereo) (US) |
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1964 | LP 12" GOLDEN CREST CR-3075 (US) | THE FABULOUS WAILERS - Tall Cool One / Driftwood / Dirty Robber / Shanghaied / Gunnin' For Peter / Long Gone / Beat Guitar / High Wall / Wailin' / Road Runner / Tough Bounce / Swing Shift | |||||||||||||
1964 | LP 12" GOLDEN CREST CR 3075 (US) |
The Wailer's Wail - Tall Cool One / Driftwood / Dirty Robber / Shanghaied / Gunnin' For Peter / Long Gone / Beat Guitar / High Wall / Wailin' / Road Runner / Tough Bounce / Swing Shift |
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1965 | LP 12" ETIQUETTE LP-023 (mono) / LPST-1023 (stereo) (US) | WAILERS WAILERS EVERYWHERE - You Better Belive It / Do You Want To Dance / The Wailer / Tomorrow's Another Day / A Little Bit Louder / Hold Back The Dawn / Tears / Since You Been Gone / How Do You Feel? / I Think Of You / Don't Take It So Hard / Ya Ya | |||||||||||||
1965 | LP 12" ETIQUETTE ETALB 026 (mono) / ETALBS 026 (stereo) (US) |
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11/1966 | LP 12" UNITED ARTISTS UAL-3557 (mono) / UAS-6557 (stereo) (US) |
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1966 | LP 12" Black Cat BC-4054 (TW) (unofficial release) | OUTBURST! - You Won't Lead Me On / I Want To Walk With You / Think Kindly Baby / Out Of Our Tree / It's You Along / Bad Trip / Hold/My Girl / Turn And Run / Sit In My Room / Tears Don't Have Tao Fall / I'm Looking Down At You | |||||||||||||
1968 | LP 12" BELL BELL 6016 (US) | WALK THRU THE PEOPLE - Walk Thru The People / Busy Man / Thinkin' Out Loud / Suddenly / You Can Fly / Early Mornin' Hour / Just Friends / Smokestack Lightning / I Can't Tell You / Walk Thru The People | |||||||||||||
1968 | LP 12" Fan Club FC 043 (F) | OUT OF OUR TREE - THE WAILERS - Out Of Our Tree / Mercy Mercy / Hang On Sloopy / I'm Down / Unchained Melody / Baby Don't Do It / Dirty Robber / I Got Me / Summertime / Little Sister / Hang Up / Bama Lama Bama Loo | |||||||||||||
1971 | LP 12" Cream CR-5001 (US) |
The Dream Maker by Kent Morrill - The Dream Maker / Once Upon A Time / Daisy / The Dragon / Paradise Lost / Three Ships / Spoiled Child / Old Before Your Time / Rocky Road / A Song Of Broken Dreams |
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1979 | 2 LP 12" ETIQUETTE ET-LP22296-97 (US) |
The Wailers And Their Greatest Hits :
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1980 | 6 LP 12" MONARCH ? US |
The Northwest Collection :
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1987 | LP 12" Suspicious SUSLP 2101 (US) |
Hard To Rock Alone - Kent MORRILL - Hard To Rock Alone / Girl Don't Fight It / I've Slipped Her Mind / What'd I Say / Leave My Kitten Alone / Sugaree / One More Time / I Want The One / Close Your Eyes / Dirty Robber / Fine White Mare |
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1993 | CD ETIQUETTE ETCD 012693 (US) | THE FABULOUS WAILERS, THE BOYS FROM TACOMA - ANTHOLOGY 1961-1969 - Wailer's House Party / Louie Louie / Frenzy / Mashi / Dirty Robber / San-Ho-Zay / Sac O'Woe / Limbo Twist / Since You Been Gone / Tough Walk / Tall Cool One / Doin' The Seaside / Isabella / Zig Zag / Shakedown / Baby Don't You Do It / The Wailer / Soul Long / You Weren't Using Your Head / You Better Believe It / Bad Trip / Out Of Our Tree / Hang Up / I'm Down / It's You Alone / Smokestack Lightnin' / Walk Thru The People | |||||||||||||
1994 | CD GLOBE 3075/14 (US) | THE FABULOUS WAILERS - Tall Cool One / Driftwood / Dirty Robber / Shanghied / Gunnin' For Peter / Long Gone / Beat Guitar / High Wall / Wailin' / Road Runner / Tough Bounce / Swing Shift/Mau Mau / On The Rocks / Tall Cool One '64 / Seattle / Louie Louie / Doin' The Seaside / We're Going Surfin' / Frenzy / Shake Down / Party Time U.S.A./ Tough Walk / Isabella / Mashi | |||||||||||||
1995 | CD COLLECTABLES COL-CD-0587 (US) | OUTBURST ! - A GOLDEN CLASSICS EDITION - You Won't Lead Me On / I Want To Walk With You / Think Kindly Baby / Out Of Our Tree / It's You Along / Bad Trip / Hold/My Girl / Turn And Run / Sit In My Room / Tears Don't Have Tao Fall / I'm Looking Down At You | |||||||||||||
1998 | CD ACE CDCHD 675 (UK) | THE FABULOUS WAILERS - ORIGINAL GOLDEN CREST MASTERS - Tall Cool One / Road Runner / Mau-Mau / Dirty Robber / Wailin' / Shanghied / Beat Guitar / Driftwood / Lucille / Scratchin' / Long Gone / High Wall / Gunnin' For Peter / Why Did It Happen To Me / Swing Shift / Beat Guitar #2 / Snake Pit / Driftwood #2 / Dirty Robber / Tough Bounce | |||||||||||||
1998 | CD NORTON CNW-901 (US) | THE FABULOUS WAILERS - Tall Cool One / Road Runner / Mau-Mau / Dirty Robber / Wailin' / Shanghied / Beat Guitar / Lucille / Long Gone / High Wall / Gunnin' For Peter / Snake Pit / Swing Shift / Tough Bounce / CD BONUS : Scotch On The Rocks (demo version) / Snake Pit (demo version) / Dirty Robber (demo version) / High Wall (demo version) | |||||||||||||
1998 | LP 12" NORTON NW-901 (US) | THE FABULOUS WAILERS - Tall Cool One / Road Runner / Mau-Mau / Dirty Robber / Wailin' / Shanghied / Beat Guitar / Lucille / Long Gone / High Wall / Gunnin' For Peter / Snake Pit / Swing Shift / Tough Bounce | |||||||||||||
1998 | LP 12" NORTON NW-902 (US) | THE FABULOUS WAILERS AT THE CASTLE FEATURING ROCKIN' ROBIN AND GAIL HARRIS - RECORDED LIVE! - Wailers' House Party / Dirty Robber (vocals : Ken MORRILL) / San-Ho-Zay / Rosalie (vocals : Rockin' Robin ROBERTS) / Since You Been Gone (vocals : Rockin' Robin ROBERTS) / Shivers / Sack O' Woe / Tall Cool One / You've Had Your Chance (vocals : Ken MORRILL) / Limbo Twist / All I Could Do Was Cry (vocals : Gail HARRIS) / I Idolize You (vocals : Gail HARRIS) / Zig Zag / Soul-Long / BONUS TRACK : Louie Louie (vocals : Rockin' Robin Roberts) | |||||||||||||
1998 | CD NORTON CNW-904 (US) | LIVEWIRE!!! - Out Of Our Tree / Mercy Mercy / You Weren't Using Your Head / Dirty Robber / Hang Up / The Wailer / Bama Lama Bama Loo / I Got Me / Livewire / You Weren't Using Your Head / It's You Alone / I'm Down / Back To You / Little Sister / Hang Up / Baby Don't Do It | |||||||||||||
1999 | CD NORTON CNW 902 (US) | THE FABULOUS WAILERS AT THE CASTLE FEATURING ROCKIN' ROBIN AND GAIL HARRIS - RECORDED LIVE! - Wailers' House Party / Dirty Robber (vocals : Ken MORRILL) / San-Ho-Zay / Rosalie (vocals : Rockin' Robin ROBERTS) / Since You Been Gone (vocals : Rockin' Robin ROBERTS) / Shivers / Sack O' Woe / Tall Cool One / You've Had Your Chance (vocals : Ken MORRILL) / Limbo Twist / All I Could Do Was Cry (vocals : Gail HARRIS) / I Idolize You (vocals : Gail HARRIS) / Zig Zag / Soul-Long / BONUS TRACKS : Mary Ann (vocals : Rockin' Robin Roberts) / Louie Louie (vocals : Rockin' Robin Roberts) | |||||||||||||
2000 | CD ROCK N RECORDS RRCD 3102 (US) | 40 LIVE ! VOL. 1 | |||||||||||||
2001 | CD ROCK N RECORDS RRCD 3102 (US) | CADILLAC TO MEXICO - The FABULOUS WAILERS - Run To The Border / Lookin' For R&B / Cadillac To Mexico / Shanghied / It's You Alone / Hey Senorita / Mood Elevator / Dancin' Lady / Make Your Move / Lookin' For Some Rhythm / You Make Fallin' In Love So Easy / Walk On / She's The One I Love / Cadillac To Mexico (Alt. Mix) | |||||||||||||
2003 | CD BIG BEAT CDWIKD 228 (UK) | THE WAILERS AT THE CASTLE / THE WAILERS & CO. - AT THE CASTLE : Wailers' House Party / Dirty Robber / San-Ho-Zay / Rosalie / Since You Been Gone (version 1) / Shivers / Sack O' Woe / Tall Cool One (version 2) / You've Had Your Chance / Limbo Twist / All I Could Do Was Cry / I Idolize You / Zig Zag / Soul-Long / & CO. : Seattle / Hokey / Louie Louie / Doin' The Seaside / Shoo Fly Pie / We're Goin' Surfin' / Frenzy / Shake Down / Partytime U.S.A. / Tough Walk / Isabella / BONUS TRACKS : Mashi / Velva / Mary Ann / Stompin' WIllie (a.k.a. Willie & The Hand Jive) / Be My Baby / Tall Cool One (version 3)/ I Remember | |||||||||||||
2003 | CD BIG BEAT CDWIKD 229 (UK) | WAILERS WAILERS EVERYWHERE! / OUT OF OUR TREE - Wailers Wailers Everywhere : You Better Believe It / Do You Wanna Dance / The Wailer / Tomorrow's Another Day / Just A Little Bit Louder / Hold Back The Dawn / Tears (version 1) / Since You Been Gone (version 2) / How Do You Feel / I Think Of You / Don't Take It So Hard / Ya Ya / BONUS TRACKS : You Weren't Using Your Head (version 1) / Back To You / Hang Up (version 1) / Livewire / All My Nights, All My Days / OUT OF OUR TREE : Out Of Our Tree / Mercy Mercy / Hang On Sloopy / I'm Down / Unchained Melody / Baby Don't You Do It / Dirty Robber (version 4) / I've Got Me / Summertime / Little Sister / Hang Up (version 2) / Bama Lama Bama Loo | |||||||||||||
04/2009 | CD Blue Horizon BHLP-100-01 (US) |
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11/2013 | CD Air Mail Archive AIRAC-1714 (JAP) |
The Fabulous Wailers - Tall Cool One / Driftwood / Dirty Robber / Shanghaied / Gunnin' For Peter / Long Gone / Beat Guitar / High Wall / Wailin' / Road Runner / Tough Bounce / Swing Shift / Dirty Robber (single version) / Mau-Mau / Scratchin' / Lucille / Why Did It Happen To Me / Snake Pit / Beat Guitar (unissued version) / Driftwood (unissued version) |
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09/2017 | CD Oldays ODR6454 (JAP) | OUT OF OUR TREE - Out Of Our Tree / Mercy Mercy / Hang On Sloopy / I'm Down / Unchained Melody / Baby Don't Do It / Dirty Robber / I Got Me / Summertime / Little Sister / Hang Up / Bama Lama Bama Loo / BONUS TRACKS : The Wailer / Do You Wanna Dance / Just A Little Bit Louder / Hold Back The Dawn / Tears / Since You Been Gone / How Do You Feel / Ya Ya / You Weren’T Using Your Head / Back To You / Hang Up | |||||||||||||
2017 | CD Oldays ODR6470 (JAP) | THE FABULOUS WAILERS AT THE CASTLE FEATURING ROCKIN' ROBIN AND GAIL HARRIS - RECORDED LIVE! - Wailers House Party / Dirty Robber / San-Ho-Zay / Rosalie / Since You Been Gone / Shivers / Sac O' Woe / Talk Cool One / You've Had Your Chance / Limbo Twist / All I Could Do Was Cry / I Idolize You / Zig Zag / Soul-Long / BONUS TRACKS : Louie Louie / Mary Ann / Mashi / Be My Baby / Doin’ The Seaside / We’re Goin’ Surfin’ / Shakedown / Partytime U.S.A. / Seattle / I Remember / Frenzy / Tall Cool One / Hokey / Shoo Fly Pie / Isabella / Tough Walk |
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