Who is George Patterson of the Wellingtons?

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George Patterson is the founder of the Wellingtons who came to Hollywood from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 1961. The group started as a quartette singing folk music and some pop. Their recorded their first album as a folk group for Kapp Records under the name, The Lincolns (They were all from Illinois). They later changed their name to The Wellingtons, were signed by Walt Disney for his recording label and recorded the theme song for Walt Disney's television show, Wonderful World of Color. (Found in The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song). They were featured in several albums on Disneyland Records, The Theme song for Savage Sam, Folk Heroesl and Annette On Campus with the Wellingtons. The group changed and continued as a trio with Kirby Johnson, Ed Wade and George Patterson who kept the Wellingtons name The group was signed by Donald O'Connor and toured the U.S. with him for 6 1/2 years. They also toured with The Supremes and Stevie Wonder, and featured regulars on the TV show "Shindig." Their most famous contribution to show business trivia was singing the original theme song for Gilligan's Island and later writing the songs and appearing in the popular episode The Mosquito's. On that episode, George, was Bango (the tall one). He i now has a PH.D. in Counseling Psychology, is well known for his clinical work in treating chemical dependency and has a private practice in Toluca Lake, California. He is married with three grown children.