Band, *1955 US, Los Angeles
R&B/Soul and Rock
Formed : September 28, 1955, Los Angeles, CA, United States The Coasters were an American Doo Wop and early Rock & Roll group, evolving from The Robins, a Los Angeles based R&B/Doo Wop group. After The Robins signed with Atlantic Records (in 1955, after the chart success of "Smokey Joe's Cafe"), the group split up. Carl Gardner (tenor) and Bobby Nunn (2) (bass) formed The Coasters. Other members have included Billy Guy, Earl Carroll aka 'Speedo', Cornell Gunter, Leon Hughes, Obie Jessie, and Will "Dub" Jones. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (Performer).
Mike Deasy g *1941 US | |
Ronnie Bright voc, b 1938-2015 US | |
Jimmy Norman voc 1937-2011 US | |
Sonny Forriest g 1934-1999 US | |
Vernon Harrell voc US | |
Billy Guy voc 1936-2002 US | |
Earl Carroll voc *1937 US | |
Bobby Nunn voc *1925 US | |
Adolph Jacobs eg *1939 US | |
Cornell Gunter voc 1936-1990 US | |
Carl Gardner voc US | |
Leon Hughes voc *1932 US | |
Will "Dub" Jones voc 1928-2000 US | |
Tommy Evans voc, b 1927-1984 US |
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Crazy Baby / Frantic Escape | The Coasters | 2016 | Single |
The Complete Singles As & Bs | The Coasters | 2016 | Compil. |
Three Cool Cats / Down in Mexico | The Coasters | 2016 | Single |
Love Potion Number Nine / Cool Jerk | The Coasters | 2015 | Single |
The Original LP Collection | The Coasters | 2015 | Compil. |
The Very Best Of The Coasters | The Coasters | 2014 | Compil. |
The Essential Recordings | The Coasters | 2014 | Compil. |
Besame Mucho / Run Red Run | The Coasters | 2014 | Album |
The Coasters In Stereo | The Coasters | 2013 | Compil. |
The Definitive Coasters A Sides & B Sides | The Coasters | 2013 | Compil. |
Crazy Baby | The Coasters | 2012 | Single |
Singles A's And B's 1955-1959 | The Coasters | 2012 | Album |
Four Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles | The Coasters | 2012 | Compil. |
Baby That Is Rock N' Roll | The Coasters | 2011 | Compil. |
Rock 'N' Roll Legends | The Coasters | 2008 | Compil. |
Down Home | The Coasters | 2007 | Compil. |
There's A Riot Goin' On - The Coasters On Atco | The Coasters | 2007 | Compil. |
The Drifters Meet The Coasters | The Drifters Meet The Coasters | 2005 | Compil. |
The Best Of The Coasters | The Coasters | 2005 | Compil. |
Yakety Yak (The Coasters Collection) | The Coasters | 2005 | Compil. |
The Coasters / One By One | The Coasters | 2004 | Compil. |
Poison Ivy | The Coasters | 2004 | Compil. |
Searchin' | The Coasters | 2003 | Compil. |
The Coasters | The Coasters | 2003 | Compil. |
Down Home Girl / Harlem Buck Dance Strut | The Coasters / Les McCann | 2002 | Album |
Yakety Yak | The Coasters | 1999 | Compil. |
Searchin' | The Coasters | 1999 | Compil. |
Poison Ivy | The Coasters | 1999 | Compil. |
The Golden Greats Of The Coasters | The Coasters | 1999 | Compil. |
Yakety Yak | The Coasters | 1998 | Compil. |
The Best Of The Coasters | The Coasters | 1997 | Compil. |
Yakety Yak And Other Hits | The Coasters | 1997 | Compil. |
Yakety Yak | The Coasters | 1997 | Compil. |
Greatest Hits | The Coasters | 1997 | Compil. |
The Very Best Of The Coasters | The Coasters | 1994 | Compil. |
The Coasters | The Coasters | 1994 | Compil. |
Sorry But I'm Gonna Have To Pass | The Coasters | 1994 | Single |
The Best Of The... Coasters | The Coasters | 1993 | Compil. |
Yakety Yak | The Coasters | 1993 | Compil. |
Just Coastin' | The Coasters | 1992 | Compil. |
50 Coastin' Classics: Anthology | The Coasters | 1992 | Compil. |
Featuring Cornell Gunther | The Coasters | 1992 | Album |
Greatest Hits | The Coasters | 1991 | Album |
Greatest Hits | The Coasters | 1989 | Compil. |
Best Of 2 Super Groups On 1 Great Compact Disc | The Drifters / The Coasters | 1988 | Compil. |
Stand By Me / Yakety Yak | Ben E. King / The Coasters | 1987 | Single |
The Ultimate Coasters | The Coasters | 1986 | Compil. |
16 Greatest Hits | The Coasters | 1986 | Compil. |
Thumbin' A Ride | The Coasters | 1985 | Compil. |
Archives | The Coasters | 1985 | Compil. |
Young Blood | The Coasters | 1982 | Compil. |
What's It All About? | Chicago / The Coasters | 1982 | Single |
Charlie Brown / Yakety Yak | The Coasters | 1981 | Single |
Ray Charles / The Coasters | Ray Charles / The Coasters | 1981 | Compil. |
Yakety Yak / Tom Dooley | The Coasters / Kingston Trio | 1981 | Single |
Wooly Bully / Poison Ivy | Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs / The Coasters | 1981 | Single |
Do You Remember | The Platters / Jerry Lee Lewis / Ray Charles / The Coasters | 1981 | Compil. |
Wake Me, Shake Me | The Coasters | 1981 | Compil. |
What Is The Secret Of Your Success? | The Coasters | 1980 | Compil. |
Juke Box Giants | The Coasters | 1980 | Compil. |
Poison Ivy / Charlie Brown | The Coasters | 1980 | Single |
Sold Out | The Coasters / The Platters | 1979 | Compil. |
Coasting | The Coasters | 1979 | Album |
Along Came Jones | The Coasters | 1979 | Single |
Yakety Yak / Talahassie Lassie / Charlie Brown | The Coasters / Freddy Cannon | 1979 | Single |
The Coasters "Greatest Hits" | The Coasters | 1978 | Album |
Yackety Yack / Charlie Brown | The Coasters | 1978 | Single |
What's It All About? | The Coasters / Electric Light Orchestra | 1978 | Single |
Greatest Hits | The Coasters | 1978 | Album |
Ain't No Greens In Harlem | The Coasters | 1978 | Single |
20 Great Originals | The Coasters | 1978 | Compil. |
Along Came Jones | The Coasters | 1977 | Single |
Greatest Hits | The Coasters | 1977 | Album |
If I Had A Hammer | The Coasters | 1976 | Single |
The World Famous Coasters | The Coasters | 1976 | Compil. |
Hush Don't Talk About it | Carl Gardner And The Coasters | 1976 | Single |
You Move Me | Billy Guy And The Coasters | 1975 | Single |
16 Greatest Hits | The Coasters | 1975 | Compil. |
Watergate (Put Some Funk On, Cause The Money's Been Long Gone) / Hockey-Puck | Billy Guy And The Coasters | 1974 | Single |
Charlie Brown | The Coasters | 1974 | Single |
Charlie Brown | The Coasters | 1973 | Single |
On Broadway | The Coasters | 1973 | Album |
Charlie Brown | The Coasters | 1973 | Single |
Cool Jerk | The Coasters | 1972 | Single |
D. W. Washburn | The Coasters | 1972 | Single |
Love Potion Number Nine / D. W. Washburn | The Coasters | 1971 | Single |
Their Greatest Recordings, The Early Years | The Coasters | 1971 | Compil. |
Hungry | The Coasters | 1971 | Album |
Act Right | The Coasters | 1969 | Single |
She Can | The Coasters | 1968 | Single |
D.W. Washburn / Everybody's Woman | The Coasters | 1968 | Single |
Yakety Yak | The Coasters | 1967 | Single |
Soul Pad / Down Home Girl | The Coasters | 1967 | Single |
Saturday Night Fish Fry | The Coasters | 1966 | Single |
Lady Like | The Coasters | 1965 | Single |
Let's Go Get Stoned / Money Honey | The Coasters | 1965 | Single |
Crazy Baby / Bell Bottom Slacks And A Chinese Kimono | The Coasters | 1965 | Single |
The Original Hits Vol2 | Barbara Lewis, The Drifters, Solomon Burke, The Coasters | 1965 | Single |
Along Came Jones | The Coasters | 1964 | Single |
Speedo's Back In Town | The Coasters | 1964 | Single |
Wild One / I Must Be Dreaming | The Coasters | 1964 | Single |
That Is Rock & Roll | The Coasters | 1964 | Album |
The Coasters' Greatest Hits | The Coasters | 1964 | Single |
Bad Detective / Lovey Dovey | The Coasters | 1964 | Single |
The Climb, Part 1 / The Climb, Part 2 / Jelly Bread / Aw' Mercy | The Coasters, Booker T & The MG's | 1963 | Single |
The P.T.A. / Bull Tick Waltz | The Coasters | 1963 | Single |
Ridin' Hood / Teach Me How To Shimmy | The Coasters | 1962 | Single |
Coast Along | The Coasters | 1962 | Album |
Let's Go To The Dance With The Coasters | The Coasters | 1962 | Compil. |
The Climb | The Coasters | 1962 | Single |
Bad Blood / (Ain't That) Just Like Me | The Coasters | 1961 | Single |
Girls Girls Girls | The Coasters | 1961 | Single |
Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) / Keep On Rolling | The Coasters | 1961 | Single |
Poison Ivy | The Coasters | 1961 | Single |
Thumbin' A Ride | The Coasters | 1961 | Single |
Thumbin' A Ride / Wait A Minute | The Coasters | 1961 | Single |
Wake Me Shake Me | The Coasters | 1960 | Single |
Besame Mucho | The Coasters | 1960 | Single |
Hiedra Venenosa / Sangre Joven / Esto Es Rock & Roll / Yakety Yak | The Coasters | 1960 | Single |
Along Came Jones / Poison Ivy | The Coasters | 1960 | Single |
Wake Me, Shake Me / Stewball | The Coasters | 1960 | Single |
Besame Mucho | The Coasters | 1960 | Single |
Besame Mucho | The Coasters | 1960 | Single |
Poison Ivy / Charlie Brown / Yakety Yak / Searchin' | The Coasters | 1960 | Single |
One By One | The Coasters | 1960 | Album |
Shoppin' For Clothes / The Snake And The Book Worm | The Coasters | 1960 | Single |
Poison Ivy / I'm A Hog For You | The Coasters | 1959 | Single |
Hit Kit | The Coasters, Bobby Darin, The Drifters | 1959 | Single |
Searchin' / Three Cool Cats | The Coasters | 1959 | Single |
Brazil | The Coasters | 1959 | Single |
The Coasters | The Coasters | 1959 | Single |
Charlie Brown | The Coasters | 1959 | Single |
Run Red Run / What About Us | The Coasters | 1959 | Album |
Poison Ivy | The Coasters | 1959 | Single |
Top Hits | The Coasters | 1959 | Single |
Poison Ivy | The Coasters | 1959 | Single |
Charlie Brown | The Coasters | 1959 | Single |
My Baby Comes To Me (When She Wants Good Lovin') | The Coasters | 1959 | Single |
The Coasters' Greatest Hits | The Coasters | 1959 | Compil. |
Keep Rockin' with The Coasters | The Coasters | 1959 | Single |
Along Came Jones / That Is Rock And Roll | The Coasters | 1959 | Single |
Along Came Jones / Lonely For You | The Coasters / Garry Stites With Monty Kelly With His Orchestra | 1959 | Single |
Sorry But I'm Gonna Have To Pass | The Coasters | 1958 | Single |
Yakety Yak | The Coasters | 1958 | Single |
The Shadow Knows / Sorry But I'm Gonna Have To Pass | The Coasters | 1958 | Single |
Gee, Golly / Dance! | The Coasters | 1958 | Single |
Rock And Roll With The Coasters | The Coasters | 1958 | Single |
Yakety Yak / Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart | The Coasters | 1958 | Single |
The Coasters | The Coasters | 1957 | Compil. |
Poison Ivy / Idol With The Golden Head | The Coasters | 1957 | Single |
The Great Coasters | The Coasters | 1957 | Compil. |
The Coasters | The Coasters | 1957 | Single |
Sweet Georgia Brown | The Coasters | 1957 | Single |
Idol With The Golden Head / (When She Wants Good Lovin') My Baby Comes To Me | The Coasters | 1957 | Single |
Poison Ivy / Idol With The Golden Head | The Coasters | 1957 | Single |
Young Blood / Searchin' | The Coasters | 1957 | Single |
Down In Mexico / Turtle Dovin' | The Coasters | 1956 | Single |
One Kiss Led To Another / Brazil | The Coasters | 1956 | Single |
Charlie Brown | The Coasters | 1900 | Compil. |
That Is Rock 'N' Roll | The Coasters | Compil. | |
Little Drummer Boy / Frosty The Snowman | The Tokens / The Coasters | Single | |
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart / Please Mr. Disc Jockey | The Coasters / The Sensations | Single | |
Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) / Down In Mexico | The Coasters | Single | |
Wake Me, Shake Me / T'Ain't Nothin To Me | The Coasters | Single | |
Run Red Run / Shoppin' For Clothes | The Coasters | Single | |
All About The Coasters | The Coasters | Compil. | |
The Deodorant Song / The Prison Break | The Coasters | Single | |
Yakety Yak / Along Came Jones | The Coasters | Single | |
Crazy Baby / I'm Gonna Run Away From You | The Coasters / Tami Lynn | Single | |
Rock & Roll Machine | The Coasters | Single | |
Top Hits | The Coasters | Single |