RONNY and the DAYTONAS G.T.O. RARE SEALED 180 GRAM VINYL LP
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Ronny & the Daytonas were an American surf rock group of the early 1960s

The group was formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1964 when Bill Justis (best known for his hit "Raunchy") became their manager and formed Buckhorn Music with the help of Wilkin's mother, Marijohn Wilkin, a country music writer.,Signed to Mala Records, a sublabel of Bell Records, their primary contribution to popular music was in injecting country-sounds into the burgeoning surf rock scene. Their 1964 debut single "G.T.O." reached No. 4 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.[2] It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. A subsequent single, "Bucket T" reached No. 54 on the Billboard chart that same year.

After an album and tour in 1964, Ronny & The Daytonas had another hit in 1965 with a ballad, "Sandy", and an album that reflected a similar country-inflected surfer sound. In 1966 Ronny and The Daytonas switched to RCA Records and released a romantic ballad called "Diane, Diane" and the upbeat "All American Girl", both of which had some success on the charts. The band toured for a short time after this before disbanding.

The mid-1980s saw some interest in re-uniting various band members for a few engagements. The last known appearances of The Daytonas were at a concert in upstate New York on July 4, 1995 and at the Woodward Dream Cruise in Michigan in 2000 and 2002.

As of 2004, Buck Wilkin Music publishing[5] was licensing Ronny & The Daytonas songs for the U.S. and Canada, and occasionally published their music on 180 gram vinyl media in limited production runs.

Track listing

1"California Bound" (John "Bucky" Wilkin) – 2:14

  1. "Antique '32 Studebaker Dictator Coupe" (Jerry Dean Smith) – 2:05
  2. "Hot Rod Baby" (Smith) – 2:02
  3. "Little Rail Job" (Wilkin) – 2:19
  4. "Hey Little Girl" (Wilkin) – 2:16
  5. "Bucket "T”" (Don Atfled, Jan Berry, Roger Christian, Dean Torrence) – 2:37
  6. "GTO" (Wilkin) – 2:30
  7. "The Little Sting Ray That Could" (Wayne Moss, Bobby Russell, Bergen White, Neil Wilburn) – 2:07
  8. "Surfin' in the Summertime" (Wilkin) – 1:50
  9. "Back in the U.S.A." (Chuck Berry) – 2:16
  10. "Hot Rod City" (Bill Justis, Wilkin) – 2:05
  11. "Little Scrambler" (Wilkin) – 1:49

Ronny and the Daytonas[edit]

  • John "Bucky" Wilkin (aka Ronny) – vocals, guitar
  • Paul Jensen – guitar, vocals
  • Lee Kraft – guitar
  • Thomas Ramey – bass, guitar
  • Lynn Williams – drums

These were the Daytonas at the time of the recording, although many session musicians were also used. The touring band changed members frequently.

  • Bill Justis – producer
  • Win Bruder – cover design
  • Buck Wilkin – photography


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