He was the lead singer in
Vancouver's
very first rock'n'roll recording band... "The Prowlers"
who gained local popularity by playing "live"
on the Jack Cullen "Owl Prowl" radio program.
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"Get
A Move On"
He shared the stage with Bill Haley...
Gene Vincent... Buddy Knox... Eddie Cochran... Roy Orbison
and Jerry Lee Lewis.
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"The
Blamers"
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"Teenagers Dream"
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"Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You"
His recording of "The Blamers" (1960) knocked off
Elvis Presley's "Its Now or Never" for the #1 position on the
charts and remained #1 for 11 weeks.
- Song Written and performed by Les Vogt on
old demo
tape of "The Prowlers" provided from the archives of
Prowlers Bass player Larry Tillyer...
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"Just Say Goodnight"
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