Tim Tam and the Turn-Ons were six vocalists who met at Allen Park High School in Allen Park, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The band members were Rick Wiesend (Tim Tam) as lead vocalist, along with Danny Wiesend, Don Grundman, Nick Butsicaris, John Ogen, and Earl Rennie. Danny and the others used to rehearse in Danny's basement, where brother Rick (Tim Tam) heard them, joined in and wrote their big hit for them, "Wait A Minute". They sold 30,000 copies of the single the first month after its release. "Wait A Minute" was released in February 1966 on the Parker label and peaked at #3 on the charts of local Detroit station WKNR-AM in late January 1966. Nationally, it reached #76 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1966. Tim Tam and the Turn-Ons would release three more 45s on Palmer. Rick Wiesend passed away on October 22, 2003.
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