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Was Eddie and the Cruisers a real story?
The film about a 1960s singer who meets a mysterious end was on everybody’s mind that summer. Some of us even wore out our singles of “On The Dark Side” by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, the real rockers behind the Cruisers’ fictional hits. Eddie And The Cruisers began life in 1980 as a novel by P.F.
Who actually sang on the dark side?
John Cafferty
On the Dark Side/Artists
Did Michael Pare really sing in Eddie and the Cruisers?
A classic example of a movie finding its audience despite a weak theatrical run, 1983’s Eddie and the Cruisers gained a cult following for its original soundtrack and the convincing lip-syncing talents of star Michael Paré.
What really happened to Eddie Wilson?
Eddie & The Cruisers. Under mysterious conditions, Eddie Wilson, a Early Sixties rock’n’Roll idol dies in a car crash. His body had never been found. The tapes of his last record had vanished.
Who owns Eddie and the Cruisers?
Aurora Productions
| Eddie and the Cruisers | |
|---|---|
| Music by | John Cafferty |
| Production companies | Aurora Productions |
| Distributed by | Embassy Pictures |
| Release date | September 23, 1983 |
Who played sax in Eddie and the Cruisers?
Michael “Tunes” Antunes
Michael “Tunes” Antunes (born August 10, 1940) is a professional American saxophonist. He is most noted for playing the tenor saxophone on hit songs with the John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band and for his acting role as the saxophonist in the 1983 movie Eddie and the Cruisers.
Who does the singing in Eddie and the Cruisers?
But “Eddie” got a second life during the summer of 1984 on HBO. That sparked the soundtrack, recorded by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, to become an unadulterated smash, rising into the Top 10.
What movie was the song on the dark side featured in?
Eddie and the Cruisers
On the Dark Side/Movie
Where was Eddie and the Cruisers filmed?
Somers Point
“Eddie and the Cruisers” was set and partially filmed in Somers Point — where the fictitious band gets its start at Tony Mart’s nightclub, a real-life legendary rock ‘n’ roll hot spot in the 1960s, ’70s and early ’80s (Tony Mart’s is known for being the place where Bob Dylan’s The Band got its big break playing as the …
Who was the singer who disappeared?
| Richey Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Disappeared | 1 February 1995 (aged 27) Cardiff, Wales |
| Status | Missing for 26 years, 10 months and 25 days; Declared dead in absentia 24 November 2008 (age 40) |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Richey James Richey Manic |
Who was the drummer in Eddie and the Cruisers 2?
It didn’t hurt that all of the Cruisers, aside from Pare, have experience as rock performers. Mark Holmes, who plays basist Quinn Quinley, and Paul Markle, playing drummer Charlie Tansey, are members of the Canadian metal band Platinum Blond.