Bill Deal and the Rhondels
Encyclopedia
Bill Deal & the Rhondels were formed in 1965 in Virginia Beach, crossing blue-eyed soul
, Beach music
and Horn rock. They had 3 hits in 1969, I've Been Hurt (U.S. #35), What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am (U.S. #23) & May I (U.S. #39).
Blue-eyed soul
Blue-eyed soul is a media term that was used to describe rhythm and blues and soul music performed by white artists, with a strong pop music influence. The term was first used in the mid-1960s to describe white artists who performed soul and R&B that was similar to the music of the Motown and...
, Beach music
Beach music
Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, is a regional genre which developed from various musical styles of the forties, fifties and sixties. These styles ranged from big band swing instrumentals to the more raucous sounds of blues/jump blues, jazz, doo-wop, boogie, rhythm and blues,...
and Horn rock. They had 3 hits in 1969, I've Been Hurt (U.S. #35), What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am (U.S. #23) & May I (U.S. #39).
Members
- Bill Deal (born July 8, 1944, died December 10, 2003) - vocals, keyboards
- Bob Fisher - saxophone
- Gary Hardy - trumpet
- Mike Kerwin - guitar
- Jeff Pollard - trumpet
- Ronny Rosenbaum - trombone
- Ken Dawson - trumpet
- Don Quisenberry - bass
- Tom Pittman - saxophone
- Ammon Tharp - Lead Vocals, drums
- Tom Cole - drums (1980-1983)
- Rollie Ligart-trumpet