There are multiple artists named The Pyramids: 1) American surf rock band. 2) Reggae group from UK. 3) American free jazz orchestra. 4) Doo-wop group. 5) Side project of S. Windett and Arp from Archie Bronson Outfit. 6) Finnish independent artist.
1) The Pyramids were a surf rock band from Long Beach, California, United States. One of the last surf bands to emerge, The Pyramids were one of the best marketed. Formed circa 1961, the Pyramids formed in California and was comprised of Skip Mercier (Lead Guitar), Willy Glover (Rhythm Guitar), Steve Leonard (Bass Guitar), Tom Pitman (Saxophone), and Ron McMullen (drums). When their initial single "The Pyramid Stomp" fizzled nationally, the group's bassist Steve Leonard decided to analyzed the Chantays' "Pipeline" and came up with a clever variation of that opening reverb riff. In early 1964, The Pyramids made the Top 20 with "Penetration, helped by the promotion of John Hodge, the group's manager. The Long Beach, California group achieved some notoriety after Hodge convinced them to shave their heads just as the British Invasion and became "America's answer to the Beatles." During their concerts they'd wear Beatles wigs which they would throw to the audience halfway through the show revealing their bald heads. Hired girls would then storm the stage. Other gimmicks were arriving at a job on elephants or in a helicopter. The gimmicks worked and they were soon appearing on Bandstand and Hullabaloo and in the beach movie Bikini Beach. Hodge wasn't as good at investing the money as he was at helping them earn it. After several bad investments they disbanded after recording one album and a few non - hit singles.
2) The Pyramids (also known at various stages of their career as Symarip, The Bees, Seven Letters and Zubaba) were a ska and reggae band from the United Kingdom, originating in the late 1960s when Frank Pitter and Michael Thomas founded the band as The Bees. The band's name was originally spelled Simaryp, which is an approximate anagram of the word pyramids. Consisting of members of West Indian descent, Symarip is widely marked as one of the original skinhead bands, being one of the first to target skinheads as an audience. Their style of music became known as skinhead reggae, and their hits included "Skinhead Girl", "Skinhead Jamboree" and "Skinhead Moonstomp", which is based on the Derrick Morgan song, "Moon Hop".
They moved to Germany in 1971, performing reggae and Afro-rock under the name Zubaba. In 1980, the album Skinhead Moonstomp was re-issued in the wake of the 2 Tone craze, hitting the UK pop charts for the first time. The band officially split in 1985 after releasing the album Drunk & Disorderly as The Pyramids. The album was released by Ariola Records and was produced by Stevie B. Trojan Records released a best of album in 2004 with a new single, "Back From the Moon", performed by two former band members, Monty Neysmith and Roy Ellis.
In 2005, Neysmith and Ellis performed together at Club Ska in England, and a recording of the concert has been released on Moon Ska Records as Symarip - Live at Club Ska. In April 2008, they headlined the Ska Splash Festival in Lincolnshire as Symarip, and later performed at the Endorse-It and Fordham Festivals. Pitter and Thomas now perform in a different band as Symarip/Pyramids, and starting in autumn 2008, will perform on the their Back from the Moon Tour 2008-2009, along with The Pioneers.
3) The Pyramids are an American free jazz orchestra from Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States, formed by Idris Ackamoor (saxophone), Margo Simmons (flute), Kwame Kimathi Asante [Thomas Williams] (bass, harp, percussion), Bradie Speller (percussion), Mark "Heshima" Williams (bass), Kenneth Nash (vocals), Donald Robinson (bongos, drums, percussion), Kash Killion (cello),
4) The Pyramids are a Doo-wop group.
5) The Pyramids is the side project of S. Windett (vocals, guitar) and Arp (drums) from Archie Bronson Outfit.
6) The Pyramids is an independent artist from Helsinki, Finland.
1) The Pyramids were a surf rock band from Long Beach, California, United States. One of the last surf bands to emerge, The Pyramids were one of the best marketed. Formed circa 1961, the Pyramids formed in California and was comprised of Skip Mercier (Lead Guitar), Willy Glover (Rhythm Guitar), Steve Leonard (Bass Guitar), Tom Pitman (Saxophone), and Ron McMullen (drums). When their initial single "The Pyramid Stomp" fizzled nationally, the group's bassist Steve Leonard decided to analyzed the Chantays' "Pipeline" and came up with a clever variation of that opening reverb riff. In early 1964, The Pyramids made the Top 20 with "Penetration, helped by the promotion of John Hodge, the group's manager. The Long Beach, California group achieved some notoriety after Hodge convinced them to shave their heads just as the British Invasion and became "America's answer to the Beatles." During their concerts they'd wear Beatles wigs which they would throw to the audience halfway through the show revealing their bald heads. Hired girls would then storm the stage. Other gimmicks were arriving at a job on elephants or in a helicopter. The gimmicks worked and they were soon appearing on Bandstand and Hullabaloo and in the beach movie Bikini Beach. Hodge wasn't as good at investing the money as he was at helping them earn it. After several bad investments they disbanded after recording one album and a few non - hit singles.
2) The Pyramids (also known at various stages of their career as Symarip, The Bees, Seven Letters and Zubaba) were a ska and reggae band from the United Kingdom, originating in the late 1960s when Frank Pitter and Michael Thomas founded the band as The Bees. The band's name was originally spelled Simaryp, which is an approximate anagram of the word pyramids. Consisting of members of West Indian descent, Symarip is widely marked as one of the original skinhead bands, being one of the first to target skinheads as an audience. Their style of music became known as skinhead reggae, and their hits included "Skinhead Girl", "Skinhead Jamboree" and "Skinhead Moonstomp", which is based on the Derrick Morgan song, "Moon Hop".
They moved to Germany in 1971, performing reggae and Afro-rock under the name Zubaba. In 1980, the album Skinhead Moonstomp was re-issued in the wake of the 2 Tone craze, hitting the UK pop charts for the first time. The band officially split in 1985 after releasing the album Drunk & Disorderly as The Pyramids. The album was released by Ariola Records and was produced by Stevie B. Trojan Records released a best of album in 2004 with a new single, "Back From the Moon", performed by two former band members, Monty Neysmith and Roy Ellis.
In 2005, Neysmith and Ellis performed together at Club Ska in England, and a recording of the concert has been released on Moon Ska Records as Symarip - Live at Club Ska. In April 2008, they headlined the Ska Splash Festival in Lincolnshire as Symarip, and later performed at the Endorse-It and Fordham Festivals. Pitter and Thomas now perform in a different band as Symarip/Pyramids, and starting in autumn 2008, will perform on the their Back from the Moon Tour 2008-2009, along with The Pioneers.
3) The Pyramids are an American free jazz orchestra from Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States, formed by Idris Ackamoor (saxophone), Margo Simmons (flute), Kwame Kimathi Asante [Thomas Williams] (bass, harp, percussion), Bradie Speller (percussion), Mark "Heshima" Williams (bass), Kenneth Nash (vocals), Donald Robinson (bongos, drums, percussion), Kash Killion (cello),
4) The Pyramids are a Doo-wop group.
5) The Pyramids is the side project of S. Windett (vocals, guitar) and Arp (drums) from Archie Bronson Outfit.
6) The Pyramids is an independent artist from Helsinki, Finland.
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