The Cascades

Ohio-born John Gummoe was managing and singing with a group called "The Silver Strands", a group of US Navy sailors serving aboard a ship based in San Diego, CA. When their hitch was up they left the navy and changed their name to The Thundernotes. They recorded an instrumental single, "Thunder Rhythm", on Del-Fi Records, but it didn't go anywhere.Gummoe changed the group's direction from instrumentalists to vocalists producing the kinds of smooth harmonies of such groups as The Beach Boys. After recording some demo records, they were signed by producer Barry De Vorzon of Valiant Records, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Records. They not only changed their direction but their name, now calling themselves The Cascades (named after a well-known brand of dishwashing detergent). Their first record for Valiant, "There's a Reason", became a minor regional hit in the San Diego area in 1962. Their second record, "Rhythm of the Rain", was recorded at the famous Gold Star Studios in L.A. (G... [Details Intro]