The RIP CHORDS
and How They Got Started

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By Rev. Ernie Bringas -  An Original Rip Chords Member

Interesting Links:

• Terry Melcher history containing info on Rip Chords
• WQAM 1963 Survey Listed "Here I Stand" as #16 on the March 30 'survey'
• WLS 1963 top 40 list listed "Here I Stand" as #32 in it's 3rd week of release, May 3, 1963
• WLS top 40 list - "Here I Stand" as # 16 in it's sixth week of release, May 24, 1963
• SunDazed Article of Ernie
• Anopheles Records - Homestead & Wolfe - The Gold Star Tapes 1973-75
• Terry Melcher - Article on his work as producer

Purchase these from SunDazed Records

	Hey Little Cobra Here I Stand The Queen 409 Trophy Machine Gone Little Deuce Coupe '40 Ford Time She Thinks I Still Care Shut Down Drag City Ding Dong Karen
	Three Window Coupe Bonneville Bonnie Gas Money This Little Woodie Hot Rod U.S.A. Old Car Made In '52 Surfin' Craze Beach Girl My Big Gun Board Surf City Summer U.S.A. Big Wednesday

Who Sings On What Songs
by founding Rip Chords member Ernie Bringas:

... it must be noted that all four Rip Chords recording singers (Ernie Bringas, Phil Stewart, Terry Melcher, and Bruce Johnson) were deeply involved with various contributions on virtually all recordings -- COBRA and THE QUEEN being the notable exceptions.

• Stewart’s baritone/bass parts can hardly be missed throughout.
• As for falsetto, Bringas is everywhere and so is Johnston.
• The Bringas falsetto appears alone on HERE I STAND, DRAG CITY, TROPHY MACHINE, LITTLE DEUCE COUP, SHUT DOWN, and, MY BIG GUN BOARD.
• Johnston’s falsetto appears alone on HEY LITTLE COBRA, THE QUEEN, SURFIN CRAZE, THIS LITTLE WOODIE, and, HOT ROD USA.
• But sometimes their falsetto voices were combined, as in THREE WINDOW COUP, SUMMER USA, SURF CITY, and certain parts of BEACH GIRL.
  

Read More of the same on Ernie's Story of the Rip Chords