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Duo
Rockabilly US créé en 1959 et composé de Jim Sundquist (né le 26 Novembre 1937 à Niagara
(Wisconsin), décédé le 4 Juin 2013 à Fairfax (Minnesota) et Phil Humphrey (né le
26 Novembre 1937 à Stoughton (Wisconsin)). Les Fendermen se sont séparés en
1964.
US
Rockabilly duo created in 1959
and composed of
Jim Sundquist (born
November 26, 1937 in Niagara
(Wisconsin), died June 4, 2013
in Fairfax (Minnesota)
and Phil
Humphrey (born November
26, 1937 in Stoughton (Wisconsin)).
The story
of the Fendermen is one of those too good to be true stories of the business,
but true nonetheless. It's one of two guitarists, Jim Sundquist and Phil
Humphries, born on the same day and month in two different towns who didn't meet
until they were teenagers. Mutually infused with the rock'n'roll bug, they
started playing as a duo, naming themselves after the Fender guitars both of
them plugged into a single amplifier. One of the songs that always received the
biggest response when the duo played live the local bars was a hopped up,
rockabilly rendition of
Jimmie Rodgers' "Mule Skinner Blues," complete with goofball yodels and hot
guitar licks. A local entrepreneur convinced the boys to record it--sans drummer
or bassist--and had it pressed up on the local Cuca label in Wisconsin, then it
was re-recorded for a Minnesota label, Soma. Inexplicably, the record caught on
nationally, zooming up to the Top Ten in 1960. Humphries and Sundquist grabbed a
local drummer and hit the road, touring behind their massive hit and eventually
recording an entire album before the duo went their separate ways two years
later. A one hit wonder group, the Fendermen nonetheless made full blooded,
energetic rock'n'roll and provided one of the last gasps of rockabilly in a teen
idol infested era.
The
Fendermen separated in 1964.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fendermen
Talents : Jim Sundquist : Vocals, Lead Guitar - Phil Humphrey : Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Rockabilly
Mule Skinner
Blues
(1959)
TORTURE
(1960)
Don't You
Just Know It (1960)
Beach Party
(1960)
BERTHA LOU
(1960)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 1959 | SP CUCA 1003 (US) | . |
Mule Skinner Blues
/
Janice
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| 05/1960 | SP SOMA 1137 (US) | . |
Mule Skinner Blues
/
Torture
(instr.) |
| 1960 | EP TOP RANK TEP 133 (SWE) |
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FENDERMEN :
Mule Skinner Blues
/
Torture
(instr.) /
DANTE & The EVERGREENS :
Alley-Oop
/ The Right
Time |
| 08/1960 | SP SOMA 1142 (US) | . |
Don't You Just Know It
/
Beach Party
(instr.) |
| 02/1962 | SP SOMA 1155 (US) | . |
Heartbreakin' Special
/
Can't You Wait
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| 1962 | SP TOP RANK R.2330 (I) |
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Il Cuore Del Mandriano - Il Cuore Del Mandriano (Heartbreakin Special) / Can't You Wait (Puoi Aspettare?) |
| 1964 | SP SOMA 1418 (US) | . | Muleskinners - Wolfman / Everglades |
| 196? | SP SASSY 00284/5 (US) | . | Popeye (The Fendermen featuring Dave And Izzy) / Don't You Just Know It (Phil Humphrey (The Fendermen) |
| 196? | SP OLDIES 45 OL 53/ OL 56 (US) | . |
Mule Skinner Blues
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| 19?? | SP COLLECTABLES COL-3120 | . |
Mule Skinner Blues
(FENDERMEN)
/
Let's Dance
(Chris
MONTEZ) |
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Unissued Tracks
| 19?? | Unissued - (BeatRocket LP 116 (#17)) | Mule Skinner Blues [alt. vers.] |
| 19?? | Unissued - (BeatRocket LP 116 (#16)) | Torture [alt. vers.] |
Need Info
| 19?? | Need info - (Dee Jay Jamboree CD 55020 (#16)) | More Than Words Can Tell |
Albums
| 1960 | LP 12" SOMA MG-1240 (US) |
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Mule Skinner Blues - Mule Skinner Blues / Torture / Beach Party / Bertha Lou / Honky Tonk (instr.) / Lonesome Road / Don't You Just Know It / Heartbreakin' Special / Jack Of Diamonds / High Noon / Koo-Koo (instr.)/ Caravan (instr.) |
| 1961 | LP 12" POINT P-213 (CAN) |
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Mule Skinner Blues - Mule Skinner Blues / Torture / Beach Party / Bertha Lou / Honky Tonk (instr.) / Lonesome Road / Don't You Just Know It / Heartbreakin' Special / Jack Of Diamonds / High Noon / Koo-Koo (instr.)/ Caravan (instr.) |
| 02/1999 | CD Dee-Jay DJ-CD 55020 (GER) |
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Mule Skinner Blues - Mule Skinner Blues / Torture / Beach Party / Bertha Lou / Honky Tonk / Lonesome Road / Don't You Just Know It / Heartbreakin' Special / Jack Of Diamonds / High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) / Koo Koo / Caravan / Can't You Wait / Fas-Nacht-Kuechel / Rain Drop / More Than Words Can Tell / Popey / Don't You Just Know It |
| 02/2000 | LP 12" BeatRocket BR 116 (US) |
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Mule Skinner Blues - Mule Skinner Blues / Torture / Beach Party / Bertha Lou / Honky Tonk / Lonesome Road / Can't You Wait / Wolfman (The Muleskinners) / Don't You Just Know It / Heartbreakin' Special / Jack Of Diamonds / High Noon / Koo-Koo / Caravan / Everglades (The Muleskinners) / Mule Skinner Blues (alternate take) / Torture (alternate take) |
| 02/2000 | CD Plum / Simitar 1404 (US) |
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THE BEST OF THE FENDERMEN - Mule Skinner Blues / Torture / Beach Party / Bertha Lou / Honky Tonk / Lonesome Road / Don't You Just Know It / Heartbreakin' Special / Jack Of Diamonds / High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) / Koo Koo / Caravan / Can't You Wait / Torture / Mule Skinner Blues / Wolfman / Everglades / Ring Of Fire / There Is A Time To Wander / Mule Skinner Blues / Beach Party 2000 (The Fendermen feat: VIBRO CHAMPS / James SUNDQUIS) / A Sinner's Prayer |
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