Drake Jenkins (drums) The Pyramids were a surf group from Long Beach, California, United States, who formed in 1961.
The group got their first break at a San Bernardino dance which a local radio station had sponsored.
After the show some of the dancers and deejays suggested that they record an infectious number that people would like to hear repeated.
The single "Pyramid's Stomp" only sold a handful of copies due to the lack of promotion and airplay.
[8] By March 28, it was in the Billboard TOP LP's chart at #121, having moved up 9 notches from the previous week's position of 130.
[13] In July 1964, the group appeared in the American International Pictures' film Bikini Beach which starred Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello.
[14][15] For the film they performed two songs - “Record Run” and the instrumental "Bikini Drag", both written by Gary Usher and Roger Christian.
[17][18] After The Pyramids, three of the band's members, Skip Mercier, Steve Leonard and Will Glover joined Long Beach musicians, Mike Marchman, Jim Foelber and Chris Myers and played in a club band called The Family Cat.
But other people were involved in the production such as Larry Wilson who co-produced with Hodge, the single Midnight Run" bw "Custom Caravan".
[23][24] Hodge and Wilson had worked with other bands such as Wee Willie & The Pals with production of their 1964 single "We’re Gonna Dance" / "Teardrop Strawberry Soda".