The Rebels (band)

The Rebels (band)

The Rebels were a surf music band from Buffalo, New York known for their instrumental "Wild Weekend."

"Wild Weekend" was written by high school students Russ Hallett (vocals), Aldo Brozzetti (guitar), and Jack Sinchaski (drums) known as The Russ Hallett Trio. WKBW disc jockey Tom Shannon, who needed a theme song for his show at the time, contacted the group who was recording at Phil Todaro's studio to do the piece. It was released on Shannon's Marlee Records label in 1960 but had only regional success.

Two years later the track was re-issued on Swan Records (Swan 4125) and it reached #8 on the national charts. To avoid confusion with Duane Eddy and His Rebels, The Rebels became The Rockin' Rebels. Swan pressings can be found with either name. The band's 1963 LP uses the name The Rockin' Rebels.

While the instrumental is the best known version, the song actually does have words:

"Tommy Shannon Show / (KB/Oldies 104/WHTT, dependent upon station) Radio / Good times, great music and weather / So glad we could get together / On the Tom Shannon Show / Tommy Shannon Show / Right here on your radio... "

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* [http://www.jerryosborne.com/8-23-04.htm Osborne Enterprises & Jellyroll Productions]
* [http://www.collectors.com/articles/article_view.chtml?artid=609&universeid=273&type=1 In the year 1958, several important instrumental acts arrived on the scene] from Collectors Universe
* [http://www.colorradio.com/rockinrebels.htm History, from colorradio]


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