The Rivieras - Wild Weekend video free download

iamvonimmel

..I had no clue this had words

Jack Samuel

I like the vocal and organ sound on this one. These guys were from South Bend, Indiana:The Rivieras - Wild Weekend

Eddie Cesc

Great

Susie196921

Love the instrumental version by the Rockin' Rebels and I also like the version done by NRBQ and their lyrics - which are different from the Rivieras' lyrics! I like the lead singer's voice on this one

The Beagle Rocks

Why can't today's music be like this!

TheDJGrandPa

The white Rivieras made the famous version of the song, but the original was by a black fella named Joe Jones, who, as far as I know, was not in any band named Rivieras :)

mrsfifties

these guys ar truly a grt band, love them rock on guys

Susie196921

Thanks for that bit of history! My memories of hearing this by the Rockin' Rebels goes back to the 60's!

will nolan

i had an instrumental version by eddie cochran who died in 1960

Bill Datz

Song was originally wrote with lyrics- I heard Ronnie and the Jitters do it, in '79 with lyrics- I dont think they were the same as this one tho.

Susie196921

This version is not bad! Love the way NRBQ do it, but nothing rocks more than the Rockin' Rebels original recording!!

Dennis Sloan

WOO, SERIOUSLY !!?? RIGHT NOW IS THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS WITH WORDS !!! FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS 'TUNE' WAS LIKE...1959.... WOO....!!! SIX GRADE.

Alvin Tostig

I'm confused. There was a black Rivieres and a Caucasian band by the same name? Which one wrote and performed 'California Sun'?

gopherscout

@gmda100 Cool! Thanks for the info!

Richard Smith

This was originally a vocal written by WKBW Buffalo aND OTHER PLACES DJ.

Al Jacobson

2011, still better than most shit today

Horror Man 84

@gopherscout to the best of my knowledge, the Rivieras performed the version with lyrics first (as heard here), then the Rockin' Rebels did an instrumental out of it. The same sort of thing with "Ghost Riders in the Sky" (Ramrods), "Memphis" (Lonnie Mack), "Grazing in the Grass" (Hugh Masekela), and "Land of 1000 Dances" (Cannibal and the Headhunters). The Ventures then covered all the instrumental versions. I am curious to know which other songs followed this tradition.

kenc1161

@gmarcum2007 LOL, Why post a lie, Henry Glover wrote California Sun and many others and was never in the Rivieras....He was also black Please Get A Life.....

TheIllegalKind

@gmarcum2007 really are you kidding

Nuno Traumas

Where i can find lyrics for this song? thanx!

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