The Ne'er Do Wells were an American

United States

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 Rock and Roll

Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...

 band formed in Arcata, California

Arcata, California

-Demographics:-2010 Census data:The 2010 United States Census reported that Arcata had a population of 17,231. The population density was 1,567.4 people per square mile...

 by Chris Imlay

Chris Imlay

Christopher Sterling Imlay is an American rock and roll musician and graphic artist.He has been in such bands as The Hi-Fives, The Dukes of Burl, The Dukes of Hamburg, Brent's T.V., Judy and The Loadies, Thee Shatners, and the Ne'er Do Wells....

, late of Brent's T.V. and John Denery

John Denery

John Denery is an American rock and roll musician.He has been a member of such garage rock bands as The Hi-Fives, The Bomb Bassets, The Dukes of Burl, Brent's T.V. and Judy and the Loadies- References :...

, brother of Dallas Denery from Sweet Baby

Sweet Baby

Sweet Baby was a pop punk band that originated from Berkeley, California, and was part of the 924 Gilman Street scene. They were signed to Ruby Records....

. Jesse Hilliard played bass and Al Sobrante formerly of Green Day

Green Day

Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...

 played drums.

They released one EP

Extended play

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 on Lookout! Records

Lookout! Records

-History:Larry Livermore and David Hayes formed the label in 1987. From the start, Lookout released punk rock records, but over time expanded its scope to include various types of pop rock, reggae fusion, acoustic rock, pop punk, and indie rock...

 entitled Hello It Is I, Thee Intolerable Bastard Child Genius and a split CD with Judy and the Loadies called The Gift of Knowledge. There was also a side project called Thee Shatners, a Star Trek

Star Trek

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-themed surf

Surf music

Surf music is a genre of popular music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Orange County and other areas of Southern California. It was particularly popular between 1961 and 1965, has subsequently been revived and was highly influential on subsequent rock music...

 band, released on Planet Pimp Records

Planet Pimp Records

Planet Pimp Records was a San Francisco based record label that featured bands from the local garage band scene. It was owned and represented by Sven-Erik Geddes. The label was dissolved later. Some of the bands on the roster were, The Mummies, The Dukes of Hamburg, The Trashwomen, The Phantom...

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After Al Sobrante left abruptly in 1994, the band evolved into the Hi-Fives

Hi-Fives

-History:The band was formed in 1994 after drummer Al Sobrante left the previous incarnations, The Ne'er Do Wells and Thee Shatners. Sobrante was replaced by drummer Julie, formerly of Red #9. Julie remained with the band through the recording of the first Lookout! Records album Welcome To My Mind...

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