Flash Cadillac (fka Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids)

Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids, now known as Flash Cadillac, is an American retro rock 'n' roll band known for their appearance as the band "Herby and the Heartbeats" in the 1973 film American Graffiti and a 1975 episode of Happy Days as the band "Johnny Fish & the Fins". During scenes at a high school dance, the band played cover versions of "At the Hop" and "Louie, Louie" as well as their original composition, "She's So Fine". Their version of "At the Hop" was released as a single in 1973.[citation needed] Flash Cadillac had chart hits in the 1970s with "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)", written by Lynsey De Paul and Barry Blue, "Good Times, Rock and Roll" and "Did You Boogie (With Your Baby)". "Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)" was listed in the Swedish top 10 in 1974. In 1977, the band released a cover version of Wizzard's "See My Baby Jive" written by Roy Wood. Their cover of "Susie Q" was featured in the film Apocalypse Now.[citation needed] The band began in 1969 in Boulder, Colorado, at the University of Colorado, with Kris Moe as the keyboardist, Linn Phillips on guitar, Warren Knight on bass, Harold Fielden on drums, and Mick "Flash" Manresa also on guitar and as the group's front man. The band got its name, "Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids" from Hughey Plumley who spent most of his time in the back of a Boulder bar, The Sink, and who entertained himself by creating names for bands. Moe and Phillips' brother, Linn, were college roommates. Through that connection, Moe and Phillips formed the band and played their first performance in February 1969 at a frathouse party. The group moved to Los Angeles in 1970 to try to break into the music scene there. When "Flash", the original lead singer, along with several other band members decided to return to school in 1971, Moe, Phillips, and Knight decided to replace "Flash" by holding auditions. They eventually hired Sam McFadin from Security, Colorado, to fill the position. The group lived together in a house in Los Angeles.[citation needed] Linn Phillips (born Dustin Linn Phillips on August 1, 1947) died from a heart attack on March 23, 1993, at age 45, and Kris Moe (born Kris Lauritz Moe on September 26, 1949) died from ALS on July 8, 2005, at age 55. 1972 : Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids 1974 : There's No Face Like Chrome 1975 : Rock & Roll Forever (two-disc compilation album) 1975 : Sons of the Beaches 1988 : Later Than Midnight 1994 : Night at the Symphony (with the Colorado Springs Symphony) "Flash Cadillac - Traditional Rock & Roll since 1969". www.flashcadillac.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-02-27. Billboard, 3 August 1974 "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)". Flash Cadillac. Retrieved 2017-02-22. "Kris Moe Obituary (2005) - The Gazette". Legacy.com. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 113. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Flash Cadillac homepage (archived) Flash Cadillac at AllMusic