California in the 1960s had the Beach Boys; the East Coast, from Virginia down through the Carolinas and Georgia, had Beach Music. The Tams, from Atlanta, along with Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, exemplified this easy rolling, party friendly style of rhythm and blues. Two versions of the Tams survive today.
Perhaps the best remembered of their hits is "What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am?" Hear it below:
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