The Beau-Marks

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Canadian rock band

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::summary Canadian rock band ::

The Beau-Marks were a Canadian rock music group formed in 1958 in Montreal, Quebec. Their first release, the April 1959 single "Rockin' Blues" b/w "Moonlight Party", came out under the name The Del-Tones, but the group changed their name soon afterward in a nod to the Bomarc missile. Their breakthrough hit was "Clap Your Hands," which hit #1 in Canada and Australia, peaked at #45 on the US Billboard pop charts, and #40 on Cashbox. It reached #8 on the New Zealand Lever Hit parade. The tune was also released in French as "Frappe Tes Mains" and a Quebec version as "Tape des mains", lyrics by late Michel A. Lebel, as one of Rock n' Roll Queen Lucie Marotte's finale favorites. Their debut, ten-track full-length LP came out in 1960. They also appeared on American Bandstand and at a charity concert at Carnegie Hall soon afterwards. Two more albums followed before the group broke up in 1963; a 1968 reunion saw "Clap Your Hands" get a re-release which reached #74 on the RPM charts.

The Beau-Marks were the first Canadian band to be headliners at the Peppermint Lounge in New York City and to be invited to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Members

  • Raymond "Ray" Hutchinson - guitar (Died early November, 2021 at age 81)
  • Michel "Mike" Robitaille - guitar and bass
  • Joseph "Joey" Fréchette - piano and vocals
  • Gilles Tailleur - drums
  • Phillip "Shakin" Baker - lead guitar and vocals (alt/back-up)

Discography

  • The High Flying Beau-Marks (1960)
  • The Beau-Marks in Person! Recorded on Location at Le Coq D'Or (1961)
  • The Beau-Marks (1962)
  • Lucie Marotte (1990) - Tape des mains

[[CHUM Chart]] singles

  • Clap Your Hands (1960) #33
  • Billy, Billy Went A Walking (1960) #39
  • Classmate (1961) #4
  • Little Miss Twist / Lovely Little Lady (1961) #17
  • The Tender Years (1962) #18
  • Clap Your Hands Once Again (1962) mentioned and played on one episode of Roger Ashby Oldies Show

References

References

  1. [{{AllMusic
  2. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-beau-marks-mn0000159257/awards Billboard Singles], Allmusic.com. The original Billboard Hot 100 shows "Clap Your Hands" peaking at #45 on 11 July 1960.
  3. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles".
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210208152851/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever%20hit%20parades&qyear=1964&qmonth=Dec&qweek=03-Dec-1964#n_view_location
  5. "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 20, 1968".
  6. "CHUM Hit Parade - March 21, 1960".
  7. "CHUM Hit Parade - November 21, 1960".
  8. "CHUM Hit Parade - July 10, 1961".
  9. "CHUM Hit Parade - January 22, 1962".
  10. "CHUM Hit Parade - July 16, 1962".

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