The Rip Chords

Contrary to public opinion, the Rip Chords were actually a genuine group, a duo featuring Ernie Bringas and Phil Stewart, overdubbed right into a larger group sound simply by manufacturer Terry Melcher and his partner, Bruce Johnston. After two failed singles, Melcher and Johnston overran the business lead performing reins (& most from the backups aswell) as well as the “group” instantly acquired its first strike with “Hey Small Cobra.” When primary member Bringas still left to review the ministry, Stewart earned two new associates — Wealthy Rotkin and Arnie Marcus — who became the state touring Rip Chords. Neither Marcus nor Rotkin participated in virtually any into the future Rip Chords periods, but neither do Stewart on most of them, as Melcher and Johnston supplied virtually all the business lead and tranquility vocals. Following singles and albums (the group released two) didn’t ignite any graph action as well as the group acquired disbanded by past due 1965, although they devote an appearance performing “Red Scorching Roadster” within a quality Z rock and roll & roll film entitled A Swingin’ Summer months, which also highlighted the abilities of Gary Lewis as well as the Playboys, Donnie Brooks, the Righteous Brothers and Raquel Welch, producing her film debut. In 2005 Rotkin revived the Rip Chords name for the discharge on Collectables entitled Shut ‘Em Down …Once again.