The Hondells

1960s American Surf Rock Band

The Hondells were a west coast surf/hot rod band in the early 60's that had songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and appeared in several movies like "Beach Blanket Bingo" and "Beach Party". The band toured throughout the United States with the Dick Clark Caravan of Stars and played with a USO tour in Vietnam. They released several albums on the Mercury label under the name of The Hondells. The main members of the band also played on and released songs as "The Weird-Oh's" and "The Super Stocks". The band members were Richard "Ritchie" Burns, Wayne Edwards, Randy Thomas, Dennis McCarthy, Al Ferguson, Les Weiser and other musicians from time to time. Most of their material was produced by Gary Usher.