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Formed in 1964 as an American answer to the legions of excellent British bands invading U.S. soil, the Beau Brummels were truly San Francisco's first great rock band. The devastating one-two punch of wailing vocalist Sal Valentino and brilliant songwriter/guitarist Ron Elliott instantly catapulted the Brummels into elite company when their first two singles—jangling rockers that anticipated the arrival of the Byrds months later—rocketed into the charts. And the Brummels, with a steamer trunk full of great tunes, were anything but one-hit wonders. To dig into the work of these pop geniuses is to trace the roots of the very best of American rock 'n' roll. |
