Media
- Dallas TV Quartet Returns After Recording Session - Dallas Times Herald, January 1958
A quartet of KRLD-TV performers, Gene Summers and The Rebels, of the Sunday County Picnic program, have returned from a California recording session, where they cut five discs for Jan Records. The first record released has a song written by one of the group, James McClung, who wrote "School of Rock 'n Roll." On the flip side is "Straight Skirt." Other members of the group, aside from Summers and McClung, are Gary Moon and Benny Williams. Williams attends Thomas Jefferson High and the other three are freshmen at Arlington State College. (Dallas Public Library)
- Rock 'n Roll Rebs Cut Five Discs - Arlington State College Newspaper, January 1958
Three ASC freshmen recently returned from making rock-n-roll recordings in Hollywood. They are Gene Summers, 19, James McClung, 18 and Gary Moon, 18. They made five recordings for Jan Records, a Dallas firm that has a Hollywood office, two of which will be released this week. The record is entitled "School of Rock 'n Roll" and the flip side carries the ditty "Straight Skirt". Their other recordings have a later release date. Instrumental-wise, Gene plays the guitar and sings, James plays the lead guitar, and Gary performs on drums. Another member of the band, not at ASC, is Benny Williams of Thomas Jefferson High, Dallas, who plays the bass. Gene Summers and The Rebels is the name of this enterprising band. The boys hasten to explain that they had this name before coming to ASC and also they were known as the Dixie Rebels. Organized last summer, The Rebels are currently appearing on the Sunday TV show Country Picnic at 12:30 on Channel 4, Dallas. If their records sell in volume, the boys are hoping to make a series of personal appearances throughout the country. -Mary Winkworth
- Radio Events of the Day - The Dallas Morning News, March 27, 1958 - Section: Part 2, Page: 7
"Pierce Allman, host of his own recorded show will feature Gene Summers and The Rebels on the Thursday broadcast beginning at 9:05 PM on WFAA-570." (Dallas Public Library)
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