The Beau Marks
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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 "Midnight 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,[1] and peaked at #45 on the US Billboard pop charts[2] and #15 on Cashbox.[3] The tune was also released in French as "Frappe Tes Mains". Their debut, ten-track full-length came out in 1960; they 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.
[edit] Members
- Ray Hutchinson - guitar
- Mike Robitaille - guitar
- Joey Frechette - piano
- Gilles Tailleur - drums
[edit] Discography
- High Flying Beau Marks (1960)
- The Beau Marks in Person Recorded on Location at Le Coq D'Or (1961)
- The Beau Marks (1962)
[edit] References
- ^ Biography at Allmusic.com
- ^ Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com. Canadian Encyclopedia reports this chart placement at #29, which appears to be in error; Joel Whitburn's Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits has no listing for The Beau Marks.
- ^ The Beau Marks at The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed October 26, 2007.
