Biography

The Dudes
Effective period / Period of releases: 1966
Members: Gib Guilbeau, Wayne Moore, Darrell Cotton
The Castaways also recorded as The Dudes for the Gaiety Records label because some members just wanted to record under a different name. The single was produced by Gary Paxton, the masters were leased from Gary Paxton by Don Grashey for his Gaiety Records label. Gaiety Records was a North American operation that had releases in both the US and in Canada. It was based in Southern California where Don Grashey lived at the time.The results were a little more country sounding despite the electric twelve-string present.
This single was also released on the Belgian "Frankie Records" (FR 111) with a picture sleeve, the South African "Continental Records" (PD.9154) and the Australian "W & G" (WG-S-2612).