Question – Whatever Happened to Ben & Bea and The Beatniks?
Nick Adams February, 1960
Davie Allen & The Arrows – July, 1967
The Amboy Dukes – July, 1968
Peter Antell – September, 1965
The Ash – November, 1968
The Chuck Barris Syndicate – July, 1968
Joe Barry – April, 1961
The Baskerville Hounds – October, 1967
The Beacon Street Union – December, 1967
The Bea’s – September, 1965
The Beatniks – March, 1959
The Bel-Aires – May, 1959
Eddie Bell & The Rock-A-Fellas – May, 1959
Terry and the Belles – July, 1959
Denny Belline & The Rich Kids – July, 1966
Dan Belloc – April, 1957
Tony Bellus – May, 1960 (and others)
The Belmonts – February, 1961
Ben & Bea – February, 1962
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March 27, 2019 at 2:18 am
Bea & Ben should have happened. Too bad they didn’t.
I was surprised to learn only recently that Joe Barry is a white dude. Darn, he sounded a lot like Fats!
March 27, 2019 at 1:13 pm
My second son James for a time refused to believe that Len Barry was white – Dennis Yost fit that category and I was fooled by the lead for the O’Kaysions on “Girl Watcher” – Donnie Weaver – Mystifying how a group can deliver a great song like “Girl Watcher” and then just silently fade away. They never charted again and yes “Girl Watcher” went to number 6 R&B (number 5 Hot 100).
According to ‘Wiki’ O’Kaysion Wayne Pittman who composed the hit – is still going with a group of non-original “O’Kaysions”.