The Sunrays

The Sunrays (previously known as Larry Tremaine & The Renegades) were an American band from Pacific Palisades, California.

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Career

Their first job as the Renegades (in the late 1950s) was at the Seaside Session at Palisades Park in Pacific Palisade. In 1961 they teamed up with Larry Tremaine, and became Larry Tremaine and the Renegades, a rock and roll cover band, consisting of: Larry Tremaine, Steve O'Riley (now deceased), Marty DiGiovanni, Rick Henn, Eddy Medora (now deceased), and Vince Hozier (now deceased). Tremaine was able to keep them working every week at radio dances, UCLA, clubs, celebrity parties and corporate events.

They starred at Crescendo Interlude on Sunset Strip with Joey Dee and the Starlighters, the Teen Age Fair at Pacific Ocean Park, the after party for the 1963 Academy Awards, The Bob Eubanks TV Dance Party, and every Friday night the house dance party band in San Bernardino, California Civic Auditorium.

In 1963, Tremaine went into the radio stations KBLA and KRLA, and later television, and became the host of the syndicated nationwide "Casion Royale Dance Party". In 1964, the group changed their name to The Sunrays, and Mendora switched from the saxophone to rhythm guitar. O'Riley left the band and they appointed a new lead guitarist. The Sunrays were managed by Murry Wilson.[1]

Their hits included the hit "I Live for the Sun" (1965) (#51 US, #20 Australia), "Andrea" (1966) (#41 US) and "Still" (1966) (#93 US).

They toured around the US and opened for the Beach Boys in the US and Canada.

Discography

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Compilation albums

References

  1. ^ Carlin, Peter Ames, Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall & Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, Rodale Publishing, p. 60

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