The Ardells
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The Ardells was a band from West Palm Beach, Florida that had been together since 1959. They were originally The R-Dells (aka Ardells). Their name changed to The American Beetles in '64, and then The Razor's Edge in '66. They had one-off single as The Tones.
The Ardells was also a band started by Steve Miller in 1961 when he attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There, Steve (vocals, guitar, bass) was accompanied by Boz Scaggs (rhythm guitar, vocals)[1], Micheal Krusing (lead guitar, bass), Denny Berg (vocals, guitar, bass), Ron Boyer (drums),Ben Sidran (keyboards). The group performed mostly at fraternity and resident hall parties through 1965 and covered a variety of song styles from the 50's and 60's, including Texas blues, rhythm & blues and solid rock 'n' roll. Three part vocal harmony by Miller, Scaggs and Berg was their trademark and made them one of the premier groups on campus. Steve Miller went on to form the Steve Miller Band, Boz Scaggs has an extremely distinguished vocal career[2] and Ben Sidran became a major force in the modern day history of jazz and rock & roll[3]. Micheal Krusing settled down to have a family.
"The Ardells" was another band from Chester, Pennsylvania formed in the early '60's by members Dave Hentosh and Sal Cardile. An instrumental recording by the band, "Stronger Than Dirt", appears on the garage band compilation album titled "Tougher Than Stains" and has received limited airplay on a few retro radio stations playing garage band music.
