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The year was 1965. The air was clean, the music refreshingly innocent, and in Cupertino California, a small, pre-Silicon Valley town near Santa Cruz, 4 high school buddies got together to form a garage band. That band is called Papa Doo Run Run and is still rockin’ today! In a typical year, PAPA will do over 100 dates, covering 15 states and 5 countries, as they have continuously for nearly 4 decades.
PAPA DOO RUN RUN's forte' is CLASSIC ROCK of the 60's & 70's, including their award winning re-creation of the hits of the Beach Boys. PAPA toured with Jan & Dean and members of the Beach Boys throughout the 70's, 80's, and 90's. Their act is FAST, FUN, and SLICK. They encourage their usually Hawaiian-shirt-clad audience to "hang 10" on the dance floor, and one of their amazing strengths is getting the entire crowd on their feet - singing along - it’s an unbelievable sight.
Recording-wise, Papa Doo Run Run has 7 CDs, and a dozen singles to their credit, including their top 40 hit re-make of the Beach Boys’ Be True To Your School, (RCA, 1976) produced by their friend Bruce Johnston (Beach Boys). The flip side of Be True…is a song called Disney Girls, which opened the door to what was to become a 15 year run at Disneyland as the “Celebrity House Band”. In 1986, PAPA DOO RUN RUN was honored to receive a GOLD RECORD award and a GRAMMY nomination for their California Project CD (1985, Telarc Records), and since that time the band has released 5 other critically acclaimed albums.
Throughout the late 70's PAPA toured with Jan & Dean as their opening act and back-up band, and appeared in and did the soundtrack album for the CBS-TV movie "Deadman's Curve. In the early 80’s they graduated from J & D to the Beach Boys and toured and recorded with members of that band for the next 2 decades. PAPA DOO RUN RUN has also appeared in concert with such luminaries as Roy Orbison, Fleetwood Mac, Kenny Loggins, Chicago, Jimmy Buffett, and a zillion other huge names. Their most notable performances include two Olympics, eight Super Bowls, and two Inaugurations. In 1988, PAPA was dubbed "CALIFORNIA'S BAND" by California's then Governor Dukmejian, and in 1992 they added a former member of the Beach Boys to their line-up.
What makes Papa Doo Run Run different from most other cover bands? Try 2 Gold Record awards, a Grammy nomination, and their “second to none” quality, and credibility. Add to that their incredible 5-part harmony, and a show that’s fun, spontaneous, and interactive, covering all the Classic Rock hits of the 60s and 70s, plus their award winning re-creation of the hits of the Beach Boys. Now that’s one rockin’ good time! With nearly 40 continuous years of performing together, PAPA DOO RUN RUN must be doing something right.
PAPA DOO RUN RUN includes: Don Zirilli - keyboards and vocals; Jim Rush - bass and vocals, (both of whom are original members since 1965); Adrian Baker - guitar and vocals, who was a full time member of the Beach Boys band for 20 years! Bobby Gothar - guitar and vocals, who has shared the stage with Lee Greenwood, Merle Haggard, and Charlie Daniels; and studio drummer Bo Fox - who throughout the 80’s toured with Jimmy Buffett and the Eagles.
PAPA DOO RUN RUN's forte' is CLASSIC ROCK of the 60's & 70's, including their award winning re-creation of the hits of the Beach Boys. PAPA toured with Jan & Dean and members of the Beach Boys throughout the 70's, 80's, and 90's. Their act is FAST, FUN, and SLICK. They encourage their usually Hawaiian-shirt-clad audience to "hang 10" on the dance floor, and one of their amazing strengths is getting the entire crowd on their feet - singing along - it’s an unbelievable sight.
Recording-wise, Papa Doo Run Run has 7 CDs, and a dozen singles to their credit, including their top 40 hit re-make of the Beach Boys’ Be True To Your School, (RCA, 1976) produced by their friend Bruce Johnston (Beach Boys). The flip side of Be True…is a song called Disney Girls, which opened the door to what was to become a 15 year run at Disneyland as the “Celebrity House Band”. In 1986, PAPA DOO RUN RUN was honored to receive a GOLD RECORD award and a GRAMMY nomination for their California Project CD (1985, Telarc Records), and since that time the band has released 5 other critically acclaimed albums.
Throughout the late 70's PAPA toured with Jan & Dean as their opening act and back-up band, and appeared in and did the soundtrack album for the CBS-TV movie "Deadman's Curve. In the early 80’s they graduated from J & D to the Beach Boys and toured and recorded with members of that band for the next 2 decades. PAPA DOO RUN RUN has also appeared in concert with such luminaries as Roy Orbison, Fleetwood Mac, Kenny Loggins, Chicago, Jimmy Buffett, and a zillion other huge names. Their most notable performances include two Olympics, eight Super Bowls, and two Inaugurations. In 1988, PAPA was dubbed "CALIFORNIA'S BAND" by California's then Governor Dukmejian, and in 1992 they added a former member of the Beach Boys to their line-up.
What makes Papa Doo Run Run different from most other cover bands? Try 2 Gold Record awards, a Grammy nomination, and their “second to none” quality, and credibility. Add to that their incredible 5-part harmony, and a show that’s fun, spontaneous, and interactive, covering all the Classic Rock hits of the 60s and 70s, plus their award winning re-creation of the hits of the Beach Boys. Now that’s one rockin’ good time! With nearly 40 continuous years of performing together, PAPA DOO RUN RUN must be doing something right.
PAPA DOO RUN RUN includes: Don Zirilli - keyboards and vocals; Jim Rush - bass and vocals, (both of whom are original members since 1965); Adrian Baker - guitar and vocals, who was a full time member of the Beach Boys band for 20 years! Bobby Gothar - guitar and vocals, who has shared the stage with Lee Greenwood, Merle Haggard, and Charlie Daniels; and studio drummer Bo Fox - who throughout the 80’s toured with Jimmy Buffett and the Eagles.
