The Sentinals

The Sentinals
Formed: 1961
Avg.User Rating: 
55 Ratings
Rate this artist:
Disbanded: 1965
Styles: Surf, Rock & Roll
Group Members: Lee Michaels, John Barbata, Kenny Hinkle
Biography: A decent though not first-division surf band, the Sentinals made a couple of albums for Del-Fi in 1963-64 and achieved a good deal of regional popularity, although only drummer Johnny Barbata (later in the Turtles and Jefferson Starship) would go on to name groups. They formed in 1961 in the Californian ...Read full biography
Big Surf!
Released: 1963
Label: Del-Fi
Critics' Rating:
The Sentinals were among the host of start-up combos to have emerged from the fertile environs of California's Central Coast scene circa the early '60s. After scoring some regional fame and issuing a handful ...Read full review
Surfer Girl
Released: 1963
Label: Del-Fi
Critics' Rating:
The second Sentinals long-player, Surfer Girl (1963), followed their debut Big Surf! (1963) by only a few scant months. The five-member unit featured future Turtles and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young percussionist ...Read full review
More The Sentinals albums: Main Albums (2), Compilations (2)
buy album from Zune
advertisement
Music data provided by: