[Fiji Hill]

The Tradewinds sounded SoCal, but they were from Providence, RI on the right coast. In 1960 they waxed Mr. Lonely, later to be a fixture on the paylist of KWIZ, which blasted Oldies across SoCal from the Willowick Golf Course in Santa Ana and was my station of choice.

The Tradewinds' "New York's a Lonely Town" hit hard in SoCal. KRLA, one of LA's two rock blasters, had its own version of the song, which it played exclusively.

[fidelis]

The Tradewinds sounded SoCal, but they were from Providence, RI on the right coast. In 1960 they waxed Mr. Lonely, later to be a fixture on the paylist of KWIZ, which blasted Oldies across SoCal from the Willowick Golf Course in Santa Ana and was my station of choice.

I always figured the Tradewinds might be from the east coast because of the song, but the 1965 song is definitely SoCal "beach" inspired. Thanks for the info. 👍