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27 de jul. de 2023 · Richie Rotkin, member of The Rip Chords, passed away on Saturday, July 15. He was 82. In 2006, ESQ interviewed Richie and Arnie Marcus about their tenure in The Rip Chords and working with Terry Melcher. Here, presented online for the very first time, is that interview. ESQ: What was your first impression of Terry Melcher when you met him?
Arnie Marcus Richie Rotkin The Rip Chords were an early-1960s American vocal group, originally known as the Opposites, composed of Ernie Bringas and Phil Stewart. [1]
- 1962–1965
- Inglewood, California, United States
The touring problem was solved by hiring two young men (Rich Rotkin and Arnie Marcus) to join Phil on stage. Their job was to tour with Phil on the road as the Rip Chords. Importantly, Rich and Arnie were never under contract to record and, consequently, they do not appear vocally on any ’60s original Rip Chords recordings.
LEFT TO RIGHT: .PHIL STEWART, RICHIE ROTKIN, ARNIE MARCUS, ERNIE BRINGAS The Rip Chords, originally known as the Opposiites. were an early 60s vocal group that was associated with hot-rod and surf music. In early 1964, they made the top 5 with "Hey Little Cobra," one of the best hot rod hits not sung by the Beach Boys or Jan & Dean.
Phil Stewart. Arnie Marcus. Rich Rotkin. Bernie Bringas. Terry Melcher. Bruce Johnston. Although a separate group was briefly put together for touring purposes, the Rip Chords were really a studio project for Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher, both of whom would go on to bigger and better things (Johnston as a member of the Beach Boys, Melcher ...
Soundtrack: Mondo Trasho. The Rip Chords are a 60's surf/hot rod rock group from California. The original band members were Ernie Bringas, Phil Stewart, Rich Rotkin, Arnie Marcus, Terry Melcher, and Bruce Johnston.
Richie Rotkin and Arnie Marcus toured with The Rip Chords in 1964 and 1965. In 1998 Richie reformed the band with new members and continued to tour up...
