- The Routers
The Routers were an American
instrumental group in the early 1960s.Career
Formed in 1962 by Mike Gordon, the Routers recordings were made primarily by
session musician s rather than an actual group with the exception of Gordon. The Routers first release in September 1962 was "Let's Go (Pony)", which reached # 19 on the Billboard charts. Its infectious “clap clap clap-clap-clap clap-clap-clap-clap Let's Go! " chant became a favorite ofcheerleader s and crowds worldwide. The recording was instigated byrecord producer Joe Saraceno and his producing and songwriting partner Mike Gordon. Like many pop instrumentals recorded in Los Angeles,California at this time, such as those byB. Bumble and the Stingers , it involved Mike Gordon, (guitar ),Plas Johnson (saxophone ) andEarl Palmer (drums), probably with Plas’ brother Ray Johnson onbass guitar .Later Routers recordings, which continued to be issued up to 1964 but with less commercial success, involved Mike Gordon, (guitar),
Leon Russell (piano ) andHal Blaine (drums). The same group also recorded over the same period as The Marketts. Various studio and touring versions of the band may also have included Mike Gordon, Pat and Lolly Vegas (later of Redbone), andScott Engel (later ofThe Walker Brothers ).External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/shakin_stacks/routers.txt Further information]
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