They would have got more attention if their artistry had kept up with their two hits. There’s really not much else on their records besides those songs that have that level of greatness. It’s a shame but very common for those days.
I think Warners didn't know how to promote them. Instead of drawing on the strength of Ron Elliott's song writing ability, they had the boys do an entire lp of cover versions. Warner's cash cow at the time was Petula Clark, a Pye UK import. Later came the Association and Harpers Bizarre.
1965 I was 9 years old.I love this group since I was 9 years old.And I still think They're the greatest. I see them on the flintstones, the beau bumble stones. 😂
Nice video nice channel… Extremely glad the algorithms shot this one up to me. I subscribed. in the 1980s (not sure exactly what year) I had the pleasure of booking the Beau Brummels into a club in Truckee, California called bar of America. I was the entertainment Director there, and it was the last club in California that had live entertainment before you got to Nevada. It was a really busy club, but I had only booked local bands so far. I met them by accident in Pacifica, California after attending a Giants game and had been drinking a lot. I ran into my cousin who said the beau Brummels are getting back together and rehearsing over at Ernie’s which was a restaurant bar. We went in there in the middle of the day and no customers were there, but me and my cousin Lorna we’re drinking and dancing. I slurred to Declan Mulligan I’m going to bring you up to Tahoe. He didn’t take me seriously. But he gave me the name of Tom Follan from Daly city, who was handling them. I think it was actually their first gig, they were on their way to the El Dorado in Reno. As soon as they walked in, Declan saw me and said I remember you I thought you were just another drunk. Anyway, Ron Elliott was back with them. They had two new younger guys. They played three sets and were wonderful gentlemen. I asked them to play just a little, and laugh laugh, in each of the sets for people who came in later, and they obliged. Most entertainers wouldn’t do that. Anyway, they were my first big name act, and they made me look really good. Glory days!
Early promotional tours took the band to the most obscure venues. It was a June afternoon in 1964 that I went to see them at the Eatontown Shopping Plaza on a modest outdoor stage. There were at most 50-60 of us crowded around, they hand smallish amps and must have been singing through them, too… but we were staggered by how tight they were and how good they sounded. Turns out that just about everybody that became part of the soon to emerge Jersey Shore music scene had turned out for the Beau Brummells … yes, Bruce was there as well as Stevie Van Zandt and the rest of us who passed through their bands in the early days. It was like the beginning of everything for us all.
Petersen the drummer who went on to play in Harpers Bizarre may have gotten his start in a band surf music band called the Tikis around the Monterey CA area. I was in a band from Portland OR that played a place called the Coconut Grove Ballroom in Santa Cruz and our name was also The Tikis and Petersen & his band members came to see who these other Tikis were all about. It was a very long time ago so memory may be slipping but I remember Petersen because he was tall and blond plus his last name was the same as the drummer in The Kingsmen who was a close high school friend and band mate.
Sal Valentino (Spamtamato) worked for many years as a Para Mutual at racetracks in Northern California. I never met the man but he frequented places I lived in San Mateo, North Beach (SF) and Sacramento. He did some work with artist Jackie Green and as of late, was teaching a music class at American River College in Sacramento. I often wondered if Sal Valentino was related to NRBQ Brothers Joey and Johnny Spamtamato who shared the same exotic last name?
His surame is spelled "Spampinato" ... He is the son of Mario Spampinato, who ran the "Golden Gloves" amateur boxing in the S.F. area at one time, and was involved in producing racing forms in NorCal. The stage name "Valentino" was inspired by a Bay Area boxer Mario was acquainted with, Tony Valentino.
My older sister played the Beau Brummels back in the day, Autumn label recordings, so I grew up with them. I always thought that they were one of the more sophisticated groups instrumentally, some real virtuosity there.
This is a half-assed biography of the Beau Brummels. I would know having been the drummer from 1983 to 1985 in the Abbey Tavern, Shannon Arms and Irish Cultural Center years. We had many chances of a "revival" including the "British Re-invasion" marketing try in 1984 but even being loved by San Francisco's Irish American community due to "Uncle Declan's" popularity and the interest of Warner Bros. Recording, it just never happened. In my mind, as a journeyman drummer, my friend, Declan Mulligan was the Rock and Roll soul of the band, Ron Elliot wrote many beautiful songs, John Peterson and Ron Meager were a very tight and intuitive groove team, and Sal Valentino was the signature voice of the band although I respectfully reserve my opinion and those of all who've worked with him over the years, to say anything more.
A couple of extra items I remember hearing about some of the members post mid 1970s. Tom Peterson’s wife worked as a executive with a major record company for many years. Sal Valentino worked in A&R (Warner Brothers, I believe) and was credited with discovering Ricki Lee Jones, who had a big hit in the 1970s called Chuck E’s in Love. Ron Meagher worked in the computer industry post music career. I don’t remember what Declan was up to asside from performing. In the early or mid 1980s there was another attempt to reunite three members (Valentino, Elliot, and Mulligan). They had some interviews in major publications at the time, but it was clear there were still tensions with some of the members. Unfortunate, since the 1980s were a great time for lucrative comebacks for many 1960s groups. Sal got married to a school teacher in the 1990s and was performing again for a few years into the 2000s in the Bay Area. His wife had children from her prior marriage and as I recall reading, Sal was happy to have a new family. A recent Goldmine interview with Sal : GM: You have plans for doing more concerts? SV: “I don’t know if I really want to sing live anymore because when people show up, they have their own agenda. They’ll talk during the whole show. At 79, I don’t need to be treated like that. I still love singing, but now I only sing for my wife, Roberta. She’s the only person who has ever said to me, the sound of my voice creates a pitter-patter in her chest. That’s good enough for me. I don’t need any more.”
The final Autumn single for the band was "Good Time Music," written by John Sebastian. One Beau Brummels song from the "Wild Wild Winter" soundtrack was "Woman," featuring vocalist Dec Mulligan, filmed prior to him leaving the band. The boys recorded the tune as a guitar instrumental for their Autumn lp, "Beau Brummels Vol. 2".
I met sal Valentino when I was about nine years old! My mother and I lived in San Leandro and there was a bowling alley called Manor bowl right next to my apartment building! My mother was very good and she beat him bowling! She came out of the bowling alley with sal Valentino and sell had a beautiful Japanese lady with long hair. My mother said to me would you like to meet sal Valentino of the beau brummels and I almost peed my pants! I had dovinh to music because of my father's death and I was listening to everything The Beatles Stones anything I could get my hands on! Then I met sal Valentino and it changed my life forever! Thank you mr. Sal Valentino you'll probably never hear this story! I'm sticking to it! Sincerely Joseph Benoit
i saw them in west springfield massachusetts at the eastern states exposition in 1965. very small crowd in bleachers at the small race track that joey chitwood did car stunts during the Big E exposition.
"British MISTRESS"??? Beau Brummel was a MAN, baby. Look up the definition of the word "mistress" and then look up "Beau Brummel". While you are at it, look up the pronunciation of the name "Donahue ". Hint: it isn't "Donna-hoo".
Our band was not near as good as The Blue Cheer, but we were loud with the same amps and equipment in those days and the crowds loved us through Texas where we played. I loved their album and also loved The Sir Douglas Quintet of whom were the first rock band I had ever seen live. Those days are long gone though. I Had every album and record of the Beau Brummels back then and absolutely fell in love with their music and the words/lyrics they sang. It was never easy to copy their style of music, but the music was great and the messages so wonderful within them.
PS anyone out there? If mystery Valentino still with us? I'd love if he remembered my mother and the bowling alley and a little kid now I'm 68! Worked in the music business all my life born in the mission district! Alright that's it help is on the way
How could Valentino's 2006 album be his first solo in 50 years? He would have only been 14 years old going back 50 years, way before he starting recording.
I have autographed album signed by both Ron's about 3 years ago. Ron Elliott was in pretty bad shape living with and being taken care of by Ron M and his wife.
All of the members except Paul left for other pursuits, Mark Lindsey is still around. Revere put together a new group with his son and a singer that looked and sounded like Lindsey. He toured for decades and Revere died about 15 years ago and continued touring with Reverse son leading the group. They disbanded a few years ago.
Great catch. They were well air-played in their day.
Another band that was right for their time in the U.S. Thanks most enjoyable as always.
Thanks for listening
It’s highly understandable that the beau brummels were an obscurely recognizable 60’s rock outfit. And should’ve gotten more attention.
They would have got more attention if their artistry had kept up with their two hits. There’s really not much else on their records besides those songs that have that level of greatness. It’s a shame but very common for those days.
I think Warners didn't know how to promote them. Instead of drawing on the strength of Ron Elliott's song writing ability, they had the boys do an entire lp of cover versions. Warner's cash cow at the time was Petula Clark, a Pye UK import. Later came the Association and Harpers Bizarre.
@@soarornoryou clearly have never heard their classic albums ‘Triangle’ and ‘Bradley’s Barn’.
1965 I was 9 years old.I love this group since I was 9 years old.And I still think They're the greatest. I see them on the flintstones, the beau bumble stones. 😂
Nice video nice channel… Extremely glad the algorithms shot this one up to me. I subscribed.
in the 1980s (not sure exactly what year) I had the pleasure of booking the Beau Brummels into a club in Truckee, California called bar of America. I was the entertainment Director there, and it was the last club in California that had live entertainment before you got to Nevada. It was a really busy club, but I had only booked local bands so far.
I met them by accident in Pacifica, California after attending a Giants game and had been drinking a lot. I ran into my cousin who said the beau Brummels are getting back together and rehearsing over at Ernie’s which was a restaurant bar.
We went in there in the middle of the day and no customers were there, but me and my cousin Lorna we’re drinking and dancing. I slurred to Declan Mulligan I’m going to bring you up to Tahoe. He didn’t take me seriously. But he gave me the name of Tom Follan from Daly city, who was handling them. I think it was actually their first gig, they were on their way to the El Dorado in Reno. As soon as they walked in, Declan saw me and said I remember you I thought you were just another drunk.
Anyway, Ron Elliott was back with them. They had two new younger guys. They played three sets and were wonderful gentlemen. I asked them to play just a little, and laugh laugh, in each of the sets for people who came in later, and they obliged. Most entertainers wouldn’t do that.
Anyway, they were my first big name act, and they made me look really good. Glory days!
Early promotional tours took the band to the most obscure venues. It was a June afternoon in 1964 that I went to see them at the Eatontown Shopping Plaza on a modest outdoor stage. There were at most 50-60 of us crowded around, they hand smallish amps and must have been singing through them, too… but we were staggered by how tight they were and how good they sounded. Turns out that just about everybody that became part of the soon to emerge Jersey Shore music scene had turned out for the Beau Brummells … yes, Bruce was there as well as Stevie Van Zandt and the rest of us who passed through their bands in the early days. It was like the beginning of everything for us all.
I Liked The Beau Brummels They Awesome Hits I Guess Nothing Lats Forever Great Music & Great Group!!
💕👍👍👍 still some of my favorite music 💕
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The Beau Brummels were great they had some really great songs in the 60s
I played in a cover band in High School, and we played all their hits.
Petersen the drummer who went on to play in Harpers Bizarre may have gotten his start in a band surf music band called the Tikis around the Monterey CA area. I was in a band from Portland OR that played a place called the Coconut Grove Ballroom in Santa Cruz and our name was also The Tikis and Petersen & his band members came to see who these other Tikis were all about. It was a very long time ago so memory may be slipping but I remember Petersen because he was tall and blond plus his last name was the same as the drummer in The Kingsmen who was a close high school friend and band mate.
I saw them in thr early 60s at The Evergreen Ball Room. Great show! Great group! I was in the 9th grade! It was near Lacey Washington.
Cool!
❤❤❤ still in love: triangle, bradleys barn and goldrush my top: the wolf of velvet fortune….💥💥💥
Saw The Beau Brummels in Montgomery in1965. Saw Stoneground in 1969 in Sacramento.
Sal Valentino (Spamtamato) worked for many years as a Para Mutual at racetracks in Northern California. I never met the man but he frequented places I lived in San Mateo, North Beach (SF) and Sacramento. He did some work with artist Jackie Green and as of late, was teaching a music class at American River College in Sacramento. I often wondered if Sal Valentino was related to NRBQ Brothers Joey and Johnny Spamtamato who shared the same exotic last name?
His surame is spelled "Spampinato" ... He is the son of Mario Spampinato, who ran the "Golden Gloves" amateur boxing in the S.F. area at one time, and was involved in producing racing forms in NorCal. The stage name "Valentino" was inspired by a Bay Area boxer Mario was acquainted with, Tony Valentino.
The word is "parimutuel" or "pari-mutuel". Thanks, I learned a new word today! 😄
My older sister played the Beau Brummels back in the day, Autumn label recordings, so I grew up with them. I always thought that they were one of the more sophisticated groups instrumentally, some real virtuosity there.
Thanks for sharing!
This is a half-assed biography of the Beau Brummels. I would know having been the drummer from 1983 to 1985 in the Abbey Tavern, Shannon Arms and Irish Cultural Center years. We had many chances of a "revival" including the "British Re-invasion" marketing try in 1984 but even being loved by San Francisco's Irish American community due to "Uncle Declan's" popularity and the interest of Warner Bros. Recording, it just never happened. In my mind, as a journeyman drummer, my friend, Declan Mulligan was the Rock and Roll soul of the band, Ron Elliot wrote many beautiful songs, John Peterson and Ron Meager were a very tight and intuitive groove team, and Sal Valentino was the signature voice of the band although I respectfully reserve my opinion and those of all who've worked with him over the years, to say anything more.
British mistress?? Beau Brummel was a man, and a style icon, not a mistress...
George Baker Selection
Stoneground was Tops !
A couple of extra items I remember hearing about some of the members post mid 1970s. Tom Peterson’s wife worked as a executive with a major record company for many years.
Sal Valentino worked in A&R (Warner Brothers, I believe) and was credited with discovering Ricki Lee Jones, who had a big hit in the 1970s called Chuck E’s in Love.
Ron Meagher worked in the computer industry post music career.
I don’t remember what Declan was up to asside from performing.
In the early or mid 1980s there was another attempt to reunite three members (Valentino, Elliot, and Mulligan). They had some interviews in major publications at the time, but it was clear there were still tensions with some of the members. Unfortunate, since the 1980s were a great time for lucrative comebacks for many 1960s groups.
Sal got married to a school teacher in the 1990s and was performing again for a few years into the 2000s in the Bay Area. His wife had children from her prior marriage and as I recall reading, Sal was happy to have a new family.
A recent Goldmine interview with Sal :
GM: You have plans for doing more concerts?
SV: “I don’t know if I really want to sing live anymore because when people show up, they have their own agenda. They’ll talk during the whole show. At 79, I don’t need to be treated like that. I still love singing, but now I only sing for my wife, Roberta. She’s the only person who has ever said to me, the sound of my voice creates a pitter-patter in her chest. That’s good enough for me. I don’t need any more.”
I remember they said they named themselves that because everyone that went to look at Beatles albums would see them.. Beat.. Beau..S..T..U..lol
Would like you to do a video on the group Cryan Shames.
Great group. Enjoyed their early songs.
Sal Valentino was showing up regularly at Luna's Cafe in Sacramento for a few years around 2015; once in a while he would sing.
Thanks for another video. This is another that I’m going to check out more because of your influence. How about the Bay City Rollers one day?
The Beau Brummelstones!!!! That’s where I heard of them!
Great suggestion!
The final Autumn single for the band was "Good Time Music," written by John Sebastian. One Beau Brummels song from the "Wild Wild Winter" soundtrack was "Woman," featuring vocalist Dec Mulligan, filmed prior to him leaving the band. The boys recorded the tune as a guitar instrumental for their Autumn lp, "Beau Brummels Vol. 2".
I met sal Valentino when I was about nine years old! My mother and I lived in San Leandro and there was a bowling alley called Manor bowl right next to my apartment building! My mother was very good and she beat him bowling! She came out of the bowling alley with sal Valentino and sell had a beautiful Japanese lady with long hair. My mother said to me would you like to meet sal Valentino of the beau brummels and I almost peed my pants! I had dovinh to music because of my father's death and I was listening to everything The Beatles Stones anything I could get my hands on! Then I met sal Valentino and it changed my life forever! Thank you mr. Sal Valentino you'll probably never hear this story! I'm sticking to it! Sincerely Joseph Benoit
i saw them in west springfield massachusetts at the eastern states exposition in 1965. very small crowd in bleachers
at the small race track that joey chitwood did car stunts during the Big E exposition.
Laugh Laugh
One Too Many Mornings
This was a good one. Could you do one on Falco?
*FUN FACT: BAND MEMBER ORIGINAL SONG TITLE WAS : "YOU TELL ME WHY I WAS DISMISSED". WHILE NOBODY UNFAIRLY ANSWERED WHY..*
"British MISTRESS"??? Beau Brummel was a MAN, baby. Look up the definition of the word "mistress" and then look up "Beau Brummel". While you are at it, look up the pronunciation of the name "Donahue ". Hint: it isn't "Donna-hoo".
But is Meagher actually pronounced 'Marr?' Is it an Irish name?
This channel would be a lot better if it sampled some of these people’s music.
I have in some previous ones, but RUclips took those videos down.
i was 11 oe 12 around their time I never heard of them might remember a song if I heard a sample
How about taking a look at the band Blue Cheer, widely considered to be the first metal namd.
Our band was not near as good as The Blue Cheer, but we were loud with the same amps and equipment in those days and the crowds loved us through Texas where we played. I loved their album and also loved The Sir Douglas Quintet of whom were the first rock band I had ever seen live. Those days are long gone though. I Had every album and record of the Beau Brummels back then and absolutely fell in love with their music and the words/lyrics they sang. It was never easy to copy their style of music, but the music was great and the messages so wonderful within them.
@@JamesHuey-nc3qm You have great taste in music!
I never heard Ron Meagher's last name pronounced that way. I thought it was pronounced mee-ger.
Ron does, indeed, pronounce his name "Mee-ger".
PS anyone out there? If mystery Valentino still with us? I'd love if he remembered my mother and the bowling alley and a little kid now I'm 68! Worked in the music business all my life born in the mission district! Alright that's it help is on the way
still around Ca
How could Valentino's 2006 album be his first solo in 50 years? He would have only been 14 years old going back 50 years, way before he starting recording.
Have you don the Chicago band, The Cryin' Shames?
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I have autographed album signed by both Ron's about 3 years ago. Ron Elliott was in pretty bad shape living with and being taken care of by Ron M and his wife.
Whatever happened to Paul Revere and the Raiders?
Paul Revere and the Raiders video link: ruclips.net/video/vMMFXvITGzg/видео.html
Died due lack of talent.
All of the members except Paul left for other pursuits, Mark Lindsey is still around. Revere put together a new group with his son and a singer that looked and sounded like Lindsey. He toured for decades and Revere died about 15 years ago and continued touring with Reverse son leading the group. They disbanded a few years ago.