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Formed in 1962 out of New Jersey by brothers Beau Charles (guitar/vocals) and John Charles (bass/vocals) with fluctuating personnel until 1964, when they met Buddy Randell (vocals, sax) Buddy was previously of the Rockin' Saints and the Royal Teens, who had a hit with "Short Shorts" in 1958. They took their name from Knickerbocker Road that ran through the town next to their hometown.
Hey these guy sound like those other guys who play Rickenbackers also

I definitely wouldn't classify The Knickerbockers as "Garage". That's a pretty sophisticated sound; and you're right-we all thought it was the Mop Tops when we first heard it. Still a great song!

elreydlp wrote:I definitely wouldn't classify The Knickerbockers as "Garage". That's a pretty sophisticated sound; and you're right-we all thought it was the Mop Tops when we first heard it. Still a great song!

What more sophisticated Sam The Sham?
More polished to be sure I will be stretching the boundaries to suit by evil purposes