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The Cornells were a 1960s Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 band that played mostly surf music
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...

. Four of the five members had a parent that was a well known celebrity.

The band appeared on the show I've Got A Secret
I've Got a Secret
I've Got a Secret is a panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television. Created by comedy writers Allan Sherman and Howard Merrill, it was a derivative of Goodson-Todman's own panel show What's My Line?...

 in 1963 with the secret "We're all the sons of Hollywood Celebrities. They played Caravan
Caravan (song)
"Caravan" is a jazz standard composed by Juan Tizol and first performed by Duke Ellington in 1937. Irving Mills wrote the lyrics, but he sometimes is not credited on the many instrumental versions. Its exotic sound interested exotica musicians; Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman both covered it. Woody...

 live on the show.

According to Richie Unterberger
Richie Unterberger
Richie Unterberger is a US author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing.-Life and writing:Having worked as a DJ at WXPN in Philadelphia, he started reviewing records for Op magazine in 1983...

,"Whatever interest this L.A. surf combo generates stems from the fact that future Moby Grape
Moby Grape
Moby Grape is an American rock group from the 1960s, known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting and that collectively merged elements of folk music, blues, country, and jazz together with rock and psychedelic music...

 guitarist Peter Lewis
Peter Lewis (musician)
Peter Lewis is one of the founding members of the band Moby Grape. Three of his better known songs with Moby Grape are "Fall On You" and "Sitting By The Window" from the self-titled first Moby Grape album and "If You Can't Learn From My Mistakes", from Moby Grape '69.- Background :He is the...

 was a member. ...Lewis was the only member destined to make a mark on rock history."

Members

  • Peter Lewis
    Peter Lewis (musician)
    Peter Lewis is one of the founding members of the band Moby Grape. Three of his better known songs with Moby Grape are "Fall On You" and "Sitting By The Window" from the self-titled first Moby Grape album and "If You Can't Learn From My Mistakes", from Moby Grape '69.- Background :He is the...

    , lead guitar; is the son of Loretta Young
    Loretta Young
    Loretta Young was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953...

     and screenwriter Tom Lewis. He was later a member of Moby Grape
    Moby Grape
    Moby Grape is an American rock group from the 1960s, known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting and that collectively merged elements of folk music, blues, country, and jazz together with rock and psychedelic music...

    , and subsequently developed a career as a solo artist, which continues to this day.
  • Bob Linkletter, rhythm guitar; son of Art Linkletter
    Art Linkletter
    Arthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter was a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He was the host of House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years...

  • Jim O'Keefe, saxophone; son of Dennis O'Keefe
    Dennis O'Keefe
    Dennis O'Keefe was an American actor. Born as Edward Vance Flanagan he was the son of Irish vaudevillians working in the United States...

    , a famous All-American footballer and 40s & 50s movie leading man
    Leading man
    Leading man or leading gentleman is an informal term for the actor who plays a love interest to the leading actress in a film or play. A leading man is usually an all rounder; capable of singing, dancing, and acting at a professional level, but never outshining his female co-star...

  • Charlie Correll, drums; son of Charlie Correll, who portrayed Andy on the Amos and Andy radio program
  • Tom Crumplar, bass; The only member without a famous parent

Tracklist of Surf Fever! (The Best of)

  • Beachbound
  • Shanghied
  • Malibu Surf
  • Stompin' After Five
  • Miserlou
  • Night Train
  • Surfer's Stomp
  • Caravan
    Caravan (song)
    "Caravan" is a jazz standard composed by Juan Tizol and first performed by Duke Ellington in 1937. Irving Mills wrote the lyrics, but he sometimes is not credited on the many instrumental versions. Its exotic sound interested exotica musicians; Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman both covered it. Woody...

  • Cinnamon Cinder
  • Detour
  • Lone Star Stomp
  • Agua Caliente
  • Mama's Little Baby (Bonus track)
  • Wak-A-Cha (Bonus track)
  • Surf Fever (Bonus track)
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