ELIGIBLES, The
Homebase: Renton, WA.
Stats: 1959-63
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Stan Farber ~ First Tenor
Ron Hicklin ~ Second Tenor
Ron Rolla ~ Bass
Bob Zwirn ~ Baritone, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Arranger
Allan A. Capps ~
Stan Farber, Ron Hicklin, Ron Rolla, and Bob Zwirn first formed a kiddie "barbershop" quartet called the Slick Shavers. Went on to work and cut many recordings in Los Angeles / Hollywood. The Eligibles also recorded with Bel-Air Records in 1959 as the Good Four Tunes. They backed up Gene Vincent and Sonny James on several 45s and sang with many others in Vegas. In 1965, they recorded "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" for the new color episodes of Gilligan's Island, replacing The Wellingtons. They also appeared as musicians in the TV series Make Room for Daddy and Shindig!
The Eligibles also were featured on the following releases:
- Jimmie Haskell & His Band Featuring the Eligibles - The Happiest Band In The Land (LP, Imperial Records, LP-9097, 1960)
- Beatrice Kay with the Eligibles - Beatrice Kay Sings Gay '90s (Mayfair Records, 9655S, 1962)
- Bobby Vee with the Eligibles - "I'll Make You Mine" / "She's Sorry" (Liberty Records, F-55670, 1964)
The Eligibles also did background singing for the following:
- "Young Love" Sonny James, Capitol Records, 1956
- "Talk of the School" /"The Table" - Sonny James, Capitol Records, 1959
- "This Love Of Mine" / "Pure Love" - Sonny James, Capitol Records, 1959
- The Horse Soldiers - Original Soundtrack, United Artists, 1959
- The Music Man - Original Soundtrack, Warner Brothers, 1962
"I left the group in 1963 and started to concentrate on opera and acting. I married and did some singing on the side with The Johnny Mann Singers and as a band member with Jimmy Wakely. When my family came along, I left music and entered the film production business. As soon as I made the decision to leave music, I received a letter from the Los Angeles Opera Association asking me to become a member of their group as a singer." - Ron Rolla, January 2003 correspondence with pnwbands.com website [courtesy of webmaster Sam Carlson]
MISC NOTES: A-side is subtitled as "Little Fire Eyes (Mr. Fire Eyes)" on the label. It is based on Bonnie Guitar's "Mister Fire Eyes."
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A-SIDE MATRIX: F-608-A
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: Bonnie Guitar, Ned Miller
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B-SIDE COMPOSER: Bob Zwirn
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A-SIDE MATRIX: 45-32464-N1
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: Don Durant
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B-SIDE MATRIX: 45-32465-N1
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1.) "Ridin' Down The Canyon"
2.) "Happy Cowboy"
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1.) "My Little Buckaroo"
2.) "Rollin' Dust"
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A-SIDE MATRIX: F1-1310-D1
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: 1.) Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette 2.) Bob Nolan
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MISC NOTES: "From Mercury's album, 'The Eligibles Live At Vegas New Frontier'" is noted on label of promo. The subsequent title of the album was "Mike Fright! The Eligibles At Vegas' New Frontier"
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A-SIDE PUBLISHER: La Casa Del Zorro Music
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B-SIDE COMPOSER: Stanley Keyawa, Barney Ide
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Bel-Air Music Co.
MISC NOTES: Song writer Allan Capps was possibly the 1950s Seattle rock 'n' roll bandleader, Al Capps.
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