Famously, Candix A&R man Joe Saraceno played “Surfin’” by The Pendletones for Russ Regan, who was a young promotions man for Candix/Era Records at the time. Saraceno wanted to call them The Surfers… but Regan came up with a better ‘surf-themed’ name… #RussRegan #BeachBoys #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

That second round of demos helped lead to W. Stewart Productions signing Stonebolt, with Stewart securing their deal with Parachute Records, the Casablanca-distributed label headed by Russ Regan. Their self-titled debut arrived in 1978. #Stonebolt #RussRegan #OneHitWondered