Songs

The Renegades recorded 6 songs on Citation Records in Sauk City, Wisconsin;

Istanbul - Citation Records, 1963
Come On Out - Citation Records, 1963
Rave-on
Oh, Carol
Big Fat Woman
Birmingham

Istanbul made it to "The Top 100" in the Midwest in the spring of 1963. It was also re-released by Unlimited Productions in 1987 on a 33 (LP) as a single on the album "Surfin' in the Midwest, Vol. 2" This may soon be available on CD.

A limited number of CD's will be available soon with all 6 recorded songs, plus several others from live performances. E-mail us for further information at therenegades@att.net

The Renegades either backed up or played in shows with some notable stars of the time. Among them were:

Chuck Berry
Jerry Lee Lewis
Fabian
Brian Hyland
Del Shannon
Bobby Bare

During the 5 "glory years", The Renegades made well over 400 appearances.
The places with the most appearances were:

Muskego Beach Ballroom (Muskego, WI.) (96 total gigs. . . house band 48 times)
Weiler's Ballroom (Port Washington, WI.)
Lakeview School (Wind Lake, WI.)
Gallagher's Tavern (Milwaukee, WI.)
Washara Resort (Wautoma, WI.)
Monreal's Club (Milwaukee, WI.)
State Fair Park Youth Building (West Allis, WI.)
The Ramada Inn (Tucson, AZ.)

The Renegades also won several awards and notices;

The March of Dimes Award for Charitable Musical Contributions
The National Ballroom Association's Award for Excellence
Port Washington High School Award for Excellence
Radio Station WOKY AM (Milwaukee) record "Pick-Hit-of the-Week" (Istanbul)
Several write-ups in local papers, including The Milwaukee Journal