60s US surf rock band
The Impacts
Formed1961
CountryUnited States
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Biography
The Impacts were another surf band from Southern California, born in '60; disbanding in '64. The musicians consisted of Merrell Fankhauser on lead guitar, John Oliver on bass guitar, Steve Evans on rhythm guitar, Martin Brown on pedal steel guitar (the instrument that gave the band their unique sound), Joel Rose on the ubiquitous tenor sax and Steve Metz on drums.
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