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About The Beau Brummels
Artist Biography
In the ’60s, The Beau Brummels were widely viewed as the American answer to The Beatles. Led by songwriter/guitarist Ron Elliott and singer Sal Valentino, the band formed in San Francisco in 1964 and found early success with the 1965 Merseybeat-inflected hits “Laugh, Laugh” and “Just a Little.” Their debut LP appeared that same year, but the Brummels matured at a remarkable rate, and by 1967’s Triangle they were spinning a hypnotic web of psychedelic folk. Their creativity increased as their commerciality declined, and they followed up with the pioneering country rock of the Nashville-recorded 1968 LP Bradley’s Barn. By that point, the band was just Elliott and Valentino plus session players, and they split in 1969. But the whole classic lineup returned for a self-titled 1975 reunion album with a strong, rocking sound. They split again soon after yet would reconvene sporadically for shows over the next couple of decades, and their swan song arrived with 2013’s Continuum.
Hometown
San Francisco, CA, United States
Genre
Rock
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