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The Gamblers were an American surf band led by guitarist-songwriter Derry Weaver and active from 1959 to 1961. Their best known single was the 1960 instrumental "Moon Dawg", sometimes regarded as the first surf music single. The band featured Derry Weaver as lead guitar, Elliot Ingber as rhythm guitar, Larry Taylor as bass guitar, and Bruce Johnston on keyboards.〔Domenic Priore Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock'N'Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood -2007 Page 59 The Gamblers' bassist was Larry Taylor, who would later join Canned Heat, while future Beach Boy Bruce Johnston pounded the keys. Released on the jazz label World Pacific, 'Moon Dawg' set the pace for an onslaught of surf-related ...〕 "Moon Dawg" was recorded in the fall of 1959, produced by Nick Venet, and released on World Pacific Jazz Records in 1960 with the B-side carrying another surf instrumental, "LSD-25".〔Philip Lambert Inside the Music of Brian Wilson: The Songs, Sounds, and ... - Page 50 1441107487 2007 - “Moon Dawg,” which some consider to be the “very first surf record,” has an uncertain history but eventually emerged as an ... It was probably recorded in the fall of 1959 and released in 1960 (b/w “LSD-25”) by the Gamblers, a group of studio ...〕〔Bruce Pollock Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs -1135462968 - Page 245 2014 "MOON DAWG Artist: The Gamblers Written by: Derry Weaver Label: World Pacific Produced by: Nik Venet Year: 1959 ... "〕 The title 'Moon Dawg' was based on a character from the 1959 beach film Gidget.〔Domenic Priore, Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson's Lost Masterpiece "In 1960, The Gamblers recorded a local instrumental hit titled 'Moon Dawg' that was based on a character from the 1959 beach flick Gidget.In quick succession, 1961 brought hits by LA outfits The Frogmen ('Underwater'),Dick Dale And ..."〕 "Moon Dawg!" was well received in California and almost reached the Billboard Top 100.〔R.U. Sirius - Everybody Must Get Stoned: Rock Stars On Drugs: 0806536004 2009 ""LSD-25," The Gamblers (1962) The flip side of the single release "Moon Dawg!" Both songs were surf instrumentals. "Moon Dawg!" was popular in southern California and almost hit the Billboard Top 100."〕 The B-side "LSD-25" did not at the time have the later connotations of LSD.〔Michael Hicks Sixties Rock: Garage, Psychedelic and Other Satisfactions -0252069153 2000 Page 59 "A surf group named the Gamblers issued a single entitled "Moon Dawg" in 1960; its B- side bore the title "LSD-25." The title had none of the connotations it might later have had.11 The authors of the tune, Sam Taylor and Derry Weaver, read it ..."〕 The song was covered by The Beach Boys on their album ''Surfin' Safari'' in 1962.〔Andrew Hickey The Beach Boys On CD vol 1: The 1960s - Page 18 1447542339 "Moon Dawg A cover of a track by The Gamblers. The original is interesting for several reasons, as it features both ..."〕〔Jim DeRogatis Turn on Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock 0634055488- 2003 -- Page 33 "(The Beach Boys had covered the A side of the Gamblers' "Moon Dawg" b/w "LSD-25" single, and they knew Johnston socially.) "〕 A second 1961 single was A: "Teen Machine" B: "Tonky". ==1962 disbanding== After the band disbanded Elliot Ingber went on to play guitar with Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, Fraternity of Man and Captain Beefheart's The Magic Band. Larry Taylor went on to join Canned Heat, and Bruce Johnston went on to join The Beach Boys. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Gamblers (American band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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