Garage Rock Pioneers: The Wailers Ignite on The Fabulous Wailers

EPYSODE 07: "The Fabulous Wailers" by The Wailers.

Guest: Wailers guitarist Neil Andersson.

*This epysode was released in season 1, when the show was titled "Psychedelic Relics".

In this epysode we go WAY back...all the way to the start of what we now call "Garage Rock". Many music scholars point to The Wailers as being the first true Garage Rock band. My guest Neil Andersson has a very unique perspective on the band. Before he joined, he was a fan! He would play along to Wailers albums having no idea that one day he would have the good fortune to join them. He tells the story about being nervous for his first gig with the band opening for the Everly Brothers in front of 2000 fans...with no rehearsal!

The Wailers version of 'Louie Louie' became the template for all others to follow, including the most well known version by the Kingsmen (they even copied the yelp before the solo).

These guys even started their own label (as teenagers!) and released the first albums by The Sonics. 

It's a fascinating story about a fantastic band that was pivotal in influencing so many acts to follow. You like Hendrix's "Spanish Castle Magic"? Thank The Wailers for that too...

Thanks for tuning in, turning on & dropping by Vinyl Relics, I hope you dig "The Fabulous Wailers" as much as I do.

- Farmer John

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===LINKS===

Check out Neil Andersson's fantastic music and art at his website:

⁠⁠⁠https://www.neilandersson.com/⁠⁠

I used a few seconds of another podcast called "History of Rock Music in 500 Songs", specifically Episode 106 which discusses the history of the song 'Louie Louie'. This episode goes into great detail of this song, providing much more information and insight than I had time to discuss here. I highly recommend this podcast to any music fans, it's excellent. Here is the link to the episode I referenced:

⁠⁠ https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-106-louie-louie-by-the-kingsmen/⁠⁠

===THE MUSIC===

Here's a Spotify playlist featuring all the tracks used in this epysode:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6rWCvNsANERVZUK80cY3C8?si=91fc155b359f4123

 
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