The Cascades were an American vocal group best known for their hit single "Rhythm of the Rain" in 1963, which has been described as one of the last great songs of the pre-Beatles era. Career In 1960, the Silver Strands were a group of United States Navy personnel serving on the USS Jason based in San Diego, California, who were led by guitarist Len Green and played local shows. They recruited John Gummoe, and left the Navy to become The Thundernotes. Green had the idea of performing rock and roll music with an exotic twist, along the lines of Arthur Lyman and Martin Denny. To help capture this new sound, they introduced an electric piano, and Gummoe became the group's lead singer. However, their first release was an instrumental on Bob Keene's Del Fi Records label called "Thunder Rhythm". It was not a hit and Green left the group eventually becoming a successful songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee. At this point, the group's member

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