The Wellingtons

Anyone who doesn't place the Wellingtons immediately on hearing their name can be forgiven. They were not a successful rock & roll act in terms of charting records, but they got a lot of exposure during the mid-'60s, both as frequent guest artists on Shindig and, much more significantly (in terms of posterity), as the artists responsible for recording the Gilligan's Island theme song. The latter series' success on the network and in syndication means that the Wellingtons have been heard on television daily around the world for four decades and counting. George Patterson, Kirby...