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The
Whitekaps were formed in the early eighties (1983). Friends from
high school, all surf/skate beach kids with white hair. Bob Becker
(now owner of
FEARLESS
RECORDS) was the original singer. KC
followed. Mike Burton was the original guitar player, then came a
guy named Gary. The Whitekaps played with these two guitar players
for a short period of time, then just Gary.
Whitekaps played throughout
the early eighties with many of the early Punk Rock bands including
the GEARS, the Adolescents, TSOL, The SURF PUNKS,
Vandals,
Agent Orange, etc... not to mention many underground parties all
over Southern California.
Rich was playing in a band
from Orange County called
Kluged. The
Whitekaps and Kluged played a couple shows together and became
friends. Whitekaps lost their guitar player (Gary) in 1987 and
asked Rich to be in the band. Rich has been in the band ever since.
A few years after Rich joined
the band, they put out their first 7", Salad Daze. Soon after the
7", they recorded their first full length album
Blown in the USA (vinyl), both recorded at Jim Barnes Studio in Santa
Ana, California and released by Bob Becker who had just formed his
own record company (Fearless Records).
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