The Dartells formed in Oxnard, California, with a lineup combining vocals, bass, guitar, drums, organ and two saxophones. Manager and producer Tom Ayers helped the group record for Arlen before Dot gave Hot Pastrami...
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About The Dartells
The Dartells formed in Oxnard, California, with a lineup combining vocals, bass, guitar, drums, organ and two saxophones. Manager and producer Tom Ayers helped the group record for Arlen before Dot gave Hot Pastrami wider distribution. An album followed under the same title, along with singles including Dance Everybody Dance and Clap Your Hands. The group's brief career sits within the early-1960s dance-band tradition.
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Read licensed biography for Oxnard, instrumentation, Tom Ayers, Arlen/Dot sequence and repertoire. Exclude speculative distribution narrative, television claim and evaluative language. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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