Mike Curb (born December 24, 1944, Savannah, Georgia, United States) is an American musician, record company executive, and NASCAR car owner. A Republican, he served as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California from 1979 to 1983 under Democratic Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown, Jr. He was acting governor of California while Brown spent time outside of California pursuing presidential ambitions. He is also the founder of Curb Records as well as an inductee of the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame. He is of Mexican heritage. (More from Wikipedia)
Davie Allan and the Arrows is a lesser known surf rock instrumental band, but unlike most, they are still regularly releasing albums. Davie Allan grew up in the San Fernando Valley in California and learned his guitar skills while he was a teenager. He and Mike Curb, who met while in a high school choir in Van Nuys, California, formed an instrumental surf combo. Curb founded Cude Records in 1963 and released Davie Allan’s first single on that label, “War Path”. Several other Davie Allan songs were released by the label under names like the Sudells, the Heyburners and the Zanies.
Mike Curb became a major recording industry professional that can be dated to his founding of Sidewalk Records in 1964 (a subsidiary of Capitol Records). Among other achievements, in this period he recorded the very first tracks by Linda Ronstadt, specifically her first band, the Stone Poneys. Mike Curb was even Lt. Governor of California in 1979-1983 under Governor Jerry Brown – the ageless Brown is also the current Governor of California.
Mike Curb made a deal to supply soundtracks for the many Roger Corman films that came out in the 1960’s by American International Pictures. Roger Corman began using Davie Allan music after hearing his work in the 1965 short film, Skaterdater.
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