Group
The Wailers
seminal 50s-60s Tacoma instrumental garage rock
- From
- Tacoma, United States
- Active
- 1958–1969
- Releases
- 17
- garage rock
- rock and roll
About
The Wailers, often known as The Fabulous Wailers, were an American rock band from Tacoma, Washington. They became popular in the Pacific Northwest from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, performing saxophone-driven R&B and Chuck Berry rock and roll. Their biggest hit was "Tall Cool One", first released in 1959, and they have been credited as being "one of the very first, if not the first, of the American garage bands."
Members
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John "Buck" Ormsby bass guitar
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Mike Burk drums (drum set)
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Rich Dangel guitar
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Mark Marush tenor saxophone
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Kent Morrill lead vocals, piano
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John Greek bass guitar, cornet, guitar, trumpet
Discography
Albums
Live
Links
Official
Concerts
Reference
Also known as
The Fabulous Wailers · Wailers
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- a3bd2e9e-3839-48bc-abfa-6b6ad2bdcb8e
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.