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Article about Will Glover and the Pyramids
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11076 Berkeley, CA 
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Posted on Jan 31 2016 12:00 AM
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Danny Snyder I am now playing trumpet with Prince Buster tribute band 'Balzac' Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
Joined: Jan 09, 2014 Posts: 622 Vancouver BC 
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Posted on Jan 31 2016 01:49 AM
very cool - thanks for sharing the link. Nice read. —Lorne |
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 1683 Georgia
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Posted on Jan 31 2016 05:30 AM
Wow, Danny, great find. Very bummed to hear about Ron McMullen...did anyone on the board catch this? I sure didn't. It's not totally explicit in the article, but it sounds like Will was the vocalist/lyricist on all their vocal stuff, which I did not know. I always assumed it was Skip. Years back I saw a 'MrSkipMercier' respond in the comments to a Pyramids video on YouTube and was hoping he'd surface elsewhere; here or Facebook. A teensy bit off-topic...how is it that every single scumbag pulled the same stunt on bands back in the day? I'm sure it's not always true, but sometimes it seems like it's the same story ("I spent all your money, sorry") every single time. —The Mystery Men? |
Joined: Apr 24, 2011 Posts: 1087 Surf City, NC
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Posted on Jan 31 2016 08:09 AM
Cool! Thanks for posting this. The Pyramids are one of my favorite pioneer Surf bands. Besides the great music you have to admire a Surf band that had an African-American member in the early 60s, then there's the shaved heads and don't forget about the stage acrobatics. — |
Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2778 Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Jan 31 2016 08:58 AM
Thanks Danny, that was really good. I know exactly where he is standing in that pix. ed —Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps? |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan
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Posted on Jan 31 2016 10:53 AM
A very nice read, thank you, Danny! Glover may have been one of the singers in the band (I must admit that I never listen to the Pyramids' vocal tracks, so I don't know), but in the movie Bikini Beach it appears that it's Skip Mercier singing lead on Record Run. —Ivan |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19343 Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Jan 31 2016 12:14 PM
Bikini Drag, complete with back flip! —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 2605 Boss Angeles, CA
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Posted on Jan 31 2016 01:02 PM
Very cool article! Pyramids rule! Seeing their appearance in Bikini Beach on TV as a kid was definitely one of the things that got me stoked on Surf Music! —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! |
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Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 2605 Boss Angeles, CA
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Posted on Jan 31 2016 01:09 PM
IvanP wrote:
Yep, Skip sings on the Gary Usher penned tune. He also sings on lead on another great Gary Usher tune, Custom Caravan. Willy sings on their more R&B type stuff. He actually has a great soulful voice. —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! |
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Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 2605 Boss Angeles, CA
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Posted on Jan 31 2016 01:38 PM
"When we'd break into 'The Pyramid Stomp,'" says Will, "the kids would get hyped. It was almost like punk music." BEST QUOTE EVER! —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! |
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Posted on Jan 31 2016 05:35 PM
Great article. Does this add credence to the theory that talented people tend to flock together? |
Joined: Sep 01, 2006 Posts: 2752 New Orleans, LA
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Posted on Feb 01 2016 07:53 PM
I was really curious about Will Glover's experience being a rare black person in the southern California surf craze, so I dug around and found this article. http://articles.latimes.com/1995-03-31/entertainment/ca-49218_1_country-music Doesn't go into race too much but has a couple of details that this article didn't. — |
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Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19343 Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Feb 01 2016 09:00 PM
Thanks for that link, Hunter. It is kind of weird to end like this though, without any explanation:
The story goes that Glover went out for a sandwich and missed the entire recording of Penetration. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19343 Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Feb 01 2016 09:01 PM
Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Posted on Jun 19 2019 06:17 AM
After wading through some of Will Glover's Chuck Berry tribute stuff which by the way isn't too bad at all, I found this 60s Surf Legends "Bikini Drag" SG101 Convention 2016 60s Surf Legends "Bikini Drag" SG101 Convention 2016 with |
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