Bill Deal & the Rhondels were an American pop band, formed in 1959[1] in Portsmouth, Virginia, crossing blue-eyed soul and beach music.
[5] The band disbanded in 1975, but reformed and still carries on the tradition even after the passing of Bill Deal.
[1] On March 4, 1979, band member Ernest Frederick "Freddy" Owens, joined after 1970 and served as lead vocalist as well as playing sax and bass.
He was robbed and shot dead by Jeremiah Carr at a Holiday Inn motel in Richmond, Virginia, where the band had a show earlier that evening.
[11] The material for this album, which substantially overlaps the Vintage Rock album, was recorded in New York City between July 25, 1968 ("May I") and October 30, 1969 ("Harlem Shuffle"), with the most tracks recorded at Bell Sound Studios on March 10, 1969.