@All... TMI... BION... My 70th BD was the 3rd (11/51) and I will share this with y'all... Bill Deal and his wife babysitted me and my sister when we was young kids. My mother knew them and altho she could play piano she didn't do the scene. We lived in Deep Creek (Canal) near the ICW (international waterway) in the mid 50's. A few miles from Norfolk and Virginia Beach. What memories and what a musician, et al...
Saw William and the guys at O. C. B. Md., 1978, got all their autographs, Ammon wasnt there, all were real standup guys, esp. William, down to earth, modest as could be.
Admittedly, Ammon was a natural born singer…great to see the old boys still bringing that beach soul music,,Brian Bleakley still killin it! Sonny Morris slapping on 2. Just perfect!
A fellow i came to know working with over the years got his start with these guys. he started with them in Virginia beach in the 60's i believe as a roadie and soon became their tour manager as he grew with them. he went on to work with many big country acts. He was with Brooks and Dunn for a very long time and when they called it quits he went out with Urban. unfortunately he fell of a stage last fall and landed on his head and died from head trauma at 72. Sounds old but he was a very healthy man.
Along with my friends from Pennsylvania The Magnificent Men & The Shades of Blue along with the O'Kaysions were the Best Blue Eyed Soul Bands & Of Course Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield although not a Band along with Hall & Oates , The Cream at the Top. Also Blue Eyed Great who many not know Grayson Hugh ( Talk It Over ). The Best of The Best.
No. Bill Deal passed away as did the original drummer and lead singer Ammon Tharp. I believe these are some of the other original members. Ammon was the lead singer, I believe, on most of their best known hits. He had a unique voice and would be hard to replace.
William did sell the name "Rhondels" as you describe here, but retained the rights to the "Original Rhondels". He returned to the music business some years later and reassembled many of the original players and used the name "The Original Rhondels". That is this group.
I remember i was 18 yrs old when I first.heard Bill Deal. Loved them. I just found them about 10 ys ago on UA-cam. Still liking their sound
Thanks, Josephine.
@All... TMI... BION... My 70th BD was the 3rd (11/51) and I will share this with y'all... Bill Deal and his wife babysitted me and my sister when we was young kids. My mother knew them and altho she could play piano she didn't do the scene. We lived in Deep Creek (Canal) near the ICW (international waterway) in the mid 50's. A few miles from Norfolk and Virginia Beach. What memories and what a musician, et al...
This video brings back sooooo many GREAT memories....the GOOD OL DAYS @ VA BEACH
Sonny Morris, Sounding great on the drums. Guitar Man.
Remember watching these guys at the Peppermint Beach Club in the late 60's while station in Norfolk with the Navy. Great band.
Thanks, Tom. Those were great days.
ME TO their sound was fun and exciting.
Saw William and the guys at O. C. B. Md., 1978, got all their autographs, Ammon wasnt there, all were real standup guys, esp. William, down to earth, modest as could be.
You saw the original Rhondels ....yes!
Missing Ammon Tharp...the only lead that could sing these songs.
Right, unfortunately he passed away in 2017.
Admittedly, Ammon was a natural born singer…great to see the old boys still bringing that beach soul music,,Brian Bleakley still killin it! Sonny Morris slapping on 2. Just perfect!
Tema inolvidable de la década del 70!
We have their recordings which are stellar! Great music for the young people to dance to
what a beautiful kind of band !! terrific !!
👋👋👋👋👋👋I"S beautiful miusic👍
Back-Up Singing is great here!
Thanks, Sondra.
Beautiful miusic
Lots of footage of Ammon Tharp on this advertisement. Hope they clarify who will attend any contracted function.
Exactly.
There's nothing original about these knuckleheads riding on Bill's and Amon's apron strings
A fellow i came to know working with over the years got his start with these guys. he started with them in Virginia beach in the 60's i believe as a roadie and soon became their tour manager as he grew with them. he went on to work with many big country acts. He was with Brooks and Dunn for a very long time and when they called it quits he went out with Urban. unfortunately he fell of a stage last fall and landed on his head and died from head trauma at 72. Sounds old but he was a very healthy man.
Along with my friends from Pennsylvania The Magnificent Men & The Shades of Blue along with the O'Kaysions were the Best Blue Eyed Soul Bands & Of Course Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield although not a Band along with Hall & Oates , The Cream at the Top. Also Blue Eyed Great who many not know Grayson Hugh ( Talk It Over ). The Best of The Best.
Hey Brian. This is Jimmy Purcell. I think we played in the band UNDER COVER. i CAN STILL SMELL dAVE gIBSONS Colone
Jimmy P.!!! Say hello, how's Steve R.? Great old times at the Holiday Inn with you!
Blue eyed soul and R&B band. There version of It's Too Late was how I found them.
Un grupaso desde los años 70s
Superb band
Que buenos son!!!!
wonderful
Rip bill and ammon
UNICOS irrepetibles que pasen , mileños no me importa ya pusieron su sello.
Who was the original Drummer for the Rondels???
Ammon Tharp, he was the original lead singer too.
G Eorgg Swan The original drummer was Ammon Tharp
This is not Bill Deal...
No. Bill Deal passed away as did the original drummer and lead singer Ammon Tharp. I believe these are some of the other original members. Ammon was the lead singer, I believe, on most of their best known hits. He had a unique voice and would be hard to replace.
@LoverDooWop
No one said it was. Take it easy…
They seem to be a Tams knock off . Tams were real deal.
Didn't Bill Deal sell the name of the band at some point to a bunch of totally unrelated musicians? Is this that group?
William did sell the name "Rhondels" as you describe here, but retained the rights to the "Original Rhondels". He returned to the music business some years later and reassembled many of the original players and used the name "The Original Rhondels". That is this group.
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