A Swingin' Summer

Rich Rotkin and Arnie Marcus were never involved in any of their recordings, but – together with Phil Stewart – they were the public face of the Rip Chords, since Ernie Bringas was unavailable, and Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher were much too involved in record production to tour with a band.  These Rip Chords had an appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand and joined his Caravan of Stars; they were even in a Hollywood movie, A Swingin' Summer.

 

(July 2011)