Ronny & the Daytonas

Ronny & The Daytonas
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres Surf rock, rock and roll
Years active 1964–1995
Labels Show Biz, Mala, RCA, Sundazed
Past members Paul Jensen
Thomas Ramey
Lynn Williams
Lee Kraft
John Wilkin

Ronny & The Daytonas were an American surf rock group of the early 1960s, whose members included Paul Jensen (vocals, guitar), Thomas Ramey (bass, guitar), Lynn Williams (drums), Lee Kraft (songwriting, guitar) and John "Bucky" Wilkin (aka Ronny) (songwriting, guitar, vocals), with contributions from others such as Larry Butler (organ), Ronny Clark and Buzz Cason.

History

The group was formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1964 when Bill Justis (best known for his hit "Raunchy") became their manager and formed Buckhorn Music with the help of Wilkin's mother, Marijohn Wilkin, a country music writer.[1] Signed to Mala Records, a sublabel of Bell Records, their primary contribution to popular music was in injecting country-sounds into the burgeoning surf rock scene. Their 1964 debut single "G.T.O." reached No. 4 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.[2] It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[3] A subsequent single, "Bucket T" reached No. 54 on the Billboard chart that same year.

After an album and tour in 1964, Ronny & The Daytonas had another hit in 1965 with a ballad, "Sandy", and an album that reflected a similar country-inflected surfer sound. In 1966 Ronny and The Daytonas switched to RCA Records and released a romantic ballad called "Diane, Diane" and the upbeat "All American Girl", both of which had some success on the charts. The band toured for a short time after this before disbanding.[4]

The mid-1980s saw some interest in re-uniting various band members for a few engagements. The last known appearances of The Daytonas were at a concert in upstate New York on July 4, 1995.,[4] and at the Woodward Dream Cruise in Michigan in 2000, and 2002

As of 2004, Buck Wilkin Music publishing[5] was licensing Ronny & The Daytonas songs for the U.S. and Canada, and occasionally published their music on 180 gram vinyl media in limited production runs.

Discography

Singles

1964

1965

1966

1967

Albums

1964

  1. "California Bound" (John Wilkin) - 2:14
  2. "Antique '32 Studebaker Dictator Coupe" (Jerry Dean Smith) - 2:05
  3. "Hot Rod Baby" (Smith) 2:02
  4. "Little Rail Job" (Wilkin) - 2:19
  5. "Hey Little Girl" (Wilkin) - 2:16
  6. "Bucket “T”" (Don Atfled, Jan Berry, Roger Christian, Dean Torrence) - 2:37
  7. "G.T.O." (Wilkin) - 2:30
  8. "The Little Sting Ray That Could" (Wayne Moss, Bobby Russell, Bergen White, Neil Wilburn) - 2:07
  9. "Surfin’ in the Summertime" (Wilkin) - 1:50
  10. "Back in the U.S.A." (Chuck Berry) - 2:16
  11. "Hot Rod City" (Bill Justis, Wilkin) - 2:05
  12. "Little Scrambler" (Wilkin) - 1:49

1966

  1. "Sandy" (Buzz Cason, Wilkin) - 2:47
  2. "Hold Me My Baby" (Wilkin) - 2:44
  3. "Baby Say No" (Wilkin) - 2:34
  4. "When Stars Shine Bright" (Cason, Wilkin) - 2:44
  5. "Be Good to Your Baby" (Russell, Wilkin) - 3:06
  6. "If I Had My Way" (Russell, Bergen White) - 2:55
  7. "Then the Rains Came" (Wilkin) - 2:41
  8. "Nanci" (Wilkin) - 3:11
  9. "Somebody to Love Me" (Cason, Wilkin) - 2:31
  10. "Come Into My Heart" (Cason, Wilkin) - 3:18
  11. "I'll Think of Summer" (Cason, Wilkin) - 2:58
  12. "So in Love" (Cason, Wilkin) - 2:23

References

  1. ↑ Archived July 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "The Hot 100 : Sep 12, 1964 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. 1964-09-12. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  3. ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 182. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  4. 1 2 Archived July 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Archived May 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
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