This Pontiac, MI-based instrumental trio had a lineup of two guitars and a drummer -- leading them was a teenaged fireball named Marv Weyer, and Nick Ferro played the drums. Formed while all three players were still in school, they were notable not only for being out in front of future surf guitar legends such as Dick Dale by several years, but also for being the first white act signed by Motown Records, a deal brokered when Ferro's dad, Gus, brought them to the attention of Berry Gordy Jr. during the company's first year of operation.

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