The Dartells were an American early 1960s rock band from Oxnard, California, United States.
[1] The group formed in 1962 while its members were teens,[1] and won local attention under the umbrella of manager/record producer Tom Ayers.
They released a single in 1962 entitled "Hot Pastrami", which was a takeoff of Nat Kendrick & the Swans' "Mashed Potatoes".
99 Pop, and the third single, "Clap Your Hands" (not to be confused with the Beau-Marks record with the same title), failed to chart.
[1] Lead singer Doug Phillips later played in New Concepts and Cottonwood, neither of which enjoyed sustained success.