Origin: Baton Rouge, LA, USA
This outfit was the brainchild of front man John Fred Gourrier (lead vocals), who hailed from Baton Rouge, LA and pulled his band together way back in 1956 when he was only 15 years old. They originally called themselves the Redcaps and then John Fred & The Playboys after Hugh Heffner's Playboy magazine. Other members included Andrew Bernard (saxophone), Ronnie Goodson (trumpet), Charlie Spinosa (trumpet), Jimmy O'Rourke (guitar), Tommy DeGeneres (organ), Harold Cowart (bass) and Joe Miceli (percussion). The group was heavily inspired by Fats Domino and cut their first single ('Leslie') in 195…