Afetr the two movies, one didn’t hear much more from Cafferty and Beaver Brown, and while watching II this afternoon, I was wondering what promises were made, if they were honored, or did Cafferty just fade away?
Thanks
Q
Some info here:http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,410864,00.html
“Eddie and the Cruisers” was released by Scottie Brothers in May 1983, but didn’t do that well at the box office, although the soundtrack sold 175,000 copies. (“On The Dark Side” released as a single in 1984 reaching #7 on the charts) The film became popular when later released on cable, selling more than two million copies.
The group was then offered a contract with Scotti Brothers Records. Their album, “Tough All Over”, was released by Scotti Bros. in May 1985, reaching #40 in the US. It was followed by “Roadhouse”, released by Scotti Brothers in 1987.
It was instant success, but it was double-edged “because of the uniqueness of our situation, sort of being the voice behind screen actors … it was like we were a fabricated band. Our music got to be known with someone else’s face and someone else’s name. So to some extent, our music was known more than we were”, said Cafferty.
I remember they were getting loads of airplay in Boston at the time, being something of a local band, but yeah, just kinda faded away.
…but according to wikipedia, they do still tour “sporadically.”
Loach
December 15, 2008, 5:50pm
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I always figured they were picked because they sounded like Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Since there already was one of those there wasn’t a need for another.