American surf band from South Bay, Los Angeles, formed by Paul Johnson and EDDIE BERTRAND. Mostly known for the 1961 song Mr. Moto.
Original members: Paul Johnson (guitar), Eddie Bertrand (guitar), Dick Dodd replaced by Richard Delvy (drums), Chas Stuart (sax) and Jim Roberts (piano).
After the group split,
Chaz Stuart formed a new group,
The Bel-Aires; Eddie Bertrand formed
Eddie & The Showmen; Paul Johnson became a session guitarist and worked with
The Good Guys,
The Super Stocks and
The Surfriders; Richard Delvy and Jim Roberts formed the nucleus of
The Challengers.