Dakus was born in
Mannville, Alberta, and in 1958 formed Wes Dakus and the Club 93 Rebels. Shortening to simply "The Rebels", band members included
Barry Allen, Stu Mitchell, Gerry Dere, Dennis Planidin (aka Dennis Paul), Bob Clarke, and Maurice Marshall. In 1960, they were signed with
Quality Records, and released their first album in the same year titled
El Ringo. The group began recording with
Norman Petty in
his Clovis, New Mexico studio in early 1963, resulting in 10 singles for Capitol Canada and 2 LPs. A brief trip through California had them recording 2 tracks for the Gallio label "Surfs U Rite / Dog Food" released in 1963. In 1965
The Wes Dakus Album – With The Rebels was released and helped the band create several singles. In 1967 their album was issued on
KAPP as ''"Wes Dakus's Rebels"
. In Canada, the album was split into singles. RPM'' voted the band "Top Instrumental Group" in 1964 and 1965. The group disbanded in the summer of 1967. The 1968 single "New Sound Of Wes Dakus" had no band involvement whatsoever and was a group of session musicians from Gary Paxton Studios who had recorded demos. Wes licensed two instrumental tracks from his Paxton sessions to complete his Capitol contract. ==Sundown Recorders and Vera Cruz Records==