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The Olympics

Soul & R&B band from Compton, CA · formed 1956

doo-wop
mod
northern soul
soul

The Olympics photo — Photo from the public record

Shows on record: 9
Rooms played: 7
Cities: 4
Releases: 30
Last show: Dec 5, 2015Blue Moose Tap House

About

The Olympics is a band from Compton, CA, formed in 1956, tagged doo-wop, mod, northern soul by its sources. Shows on record run from 2010 to 2015, across 7 rooms in 4 cities.

The Olympics formed in 1956 — MusicBrainz
The Olympics is based in Compton — MusicBrainz
Walter Hammond: member — MusicBrainz
Melvin King: member — MusicBrainz
Eddie Lewis: member — MusicBrainz
Julius McMicheals: member — MusicBrainz
Kenny Sinclair: member — MusicBrainz
Charles Fizer: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Walter Ward: lead vocals (former member) — MusicBrainz
The Olympics has 22 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1958–2005 — MusicBrainz
The Olympics (band) formed in 1957 — Wikipedia
The Olympics (band) is from Los Angeles, California, United States — Wikipedia
The Olympics (band) plays Doo-wop — Wikipedia
The Olympics has 33383 listeners on Last.fm — The Olympics on Last.fm
The Olympics has released 10 recordings between 1997 and 2024 — The Olympics on Discogs

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

9 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20101 show
20111 show
20133 shows
20143 shows
20151 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Dec 5, 2015	Blue Moose Tap House · Iowa CitySupportwith Black Tiger Sex Machine, The Holy White Hounds, Frankie Teardrop	Support	Black Tiger Sex Machine, The Holy White Hounds, Frankie Teardrop
Nov 1, 2014	Wooly's · Des MoinesSupportwith The Holy White Hounds, Parlours, Dylan Sires and Neighbors, +1	Support	The Holy White Hounds, Parlours, Dylan Sires and Neighbors, +1
Oct 30, 2014	Iowa City Yacht Club · Iowa CityHeadlinerwith Dylan Sires and Neighbors, Bull Black Nova, The Holy White Hounds	Headliner	Dylan Sires and Neighbors, Bull Black Nova, The Holy White Hounds
May 8, 2014	Wooly's · Des MoinesSupportwith Hellogoodbye, Vacationer, Heavenly Beat	Support	Hellogoodbye, Vacationer, Heavenly Beat
Sep 21, 2013	Gabe's Oasis · Iowa CitySupportwith Titus Andronicus, Lost Boy, Lemuria	Support	Titus Andronicus, Lost Boy, Lemuria
May 17, 2013	L'International · ParisSupportwith FUTURE DUST	Support	FUTURE DUST
Feb 12, 2013	The Mill · Iowa CitySupportwith Menomena	Support	Menomena
Apr 29, 2011	Gabe's Oasis · Iowa CitySupportwith Generationals	Support	Generationals
Nov 24, 2010	Bremen Teater · CopenhagenHeadlinerwith Apollo, Maggie Talks	Headliner	Apollo, Maggie Talks

Where they play

7 rooms in 4 cities

Rooms played most

Gabe's Oasis · Iowa City2 shows
Wooly's · Des Moines2 shows
Blue Moose Tap House · Iowa City1 show
Bremen Teater · Copenhagen1 show
Iowa City Yacht Club · Iowa City1 show

Cities played

Iowa City5 shows
Des Moines2 shows
Copenhagen1 show
Paris1 show

Releases

30 releases, 1958–2024

The Bounce / Dancin' Holiday
2024
Western Movies And Private Eyes - The Singles As & Bs 1958 - 1961
2012
Doin' The Hully Gully + Dance By The Light Of The Moon
2011
The Olympics Meet The Halos
2009
Their Very Best
2008
Collectors Gold Series
2006
Big City Christmas
2005 · Album
Arvee Singles Plus
2005
Doin' the Hully Gully / Dance by the Light of the Moon / Party Time
2002 · Compilation
The Very Best of The Olympics
2002 · Compilation
The Best Of The Olympics
1998
On The Scene Again
1997
Dancetime
1994 · Compilation
All-Time Greatest Hits!
1991 · Compilation
The Olympics / The Marcels / The Shirelles / Jerry Butler (La grande storia del rock)
1982 · Compilation
Mine Exclusively / Secret Agents
1966 · Single
Something Old, Something New
1966 · Album
The Same Old Thing / I'll Do a Little Bit More
1966 · Single
Good Lovin' / Olympic Shuffle
1965 · Single
Do the Bounce
1963 · Album
Dance By the Light of the Moon
1961 · Album
Party Time
1961 · Album
Doin’ the Hully Gully
1960 · Album
(Baby) Hully Gully / Private Eye
1959 · Single
Western Movies
1958 · Single
Western Movies / Well!
1958 · Single
Golden Greats
Compilation
Greatest Hits of the 1960's
Compilation
On the Scene Again
Ep
The Olympics
Album

Lineup

Walter Hammond
Melvin King
Eddie Lewis
Julius McMicheals
Kenny Sinclair

Former

Charles Fizer
Walter Ward · lead vocals

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 22 plays, 2002-02-15–2023-07-09 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Preachin' the Blues' (Johnny Horn) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Shake the Shack' (Brian Foss) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

The Olympics — Blue Moose Tap House, 2015-12-05 — Poster · Blue Moose Tap House, 2015-12-05 — Songkick

The Olympics — Wooly's, 2014-05-08 — Poster · Wooly's, 2014-05-08 — Songkick

The Olympics — Gabe's Oasis, 2013-09-21 — Poster · Gabe's Oasis, 2013-09-21 — Songkick

The Olympics — L'International, 2013-05-17 — Poster · L'International, 2013-05-17 — Songkick

The Olympics — The Mill, 2013-02-12 — Poster · The Mill, 2013-02-12 — Songkick

The Olympics — Gabe's Oasis, 2011-04-29 — Poster · Gabe's Oasis, 2011-04-29 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Wikipedia	Artist facts
The Olympics on Last.fm	Artist facts
The Olympics on Discogs	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
TheAudioDB	Photos
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikidata	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.