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The Castaways are an American rock band from the Twin Cities in Minnesota, United States. [1] They were formed in 1963. The band's only hit single was "Liar, Liar". [1] Written by keyboardist and band leader Jim Donna and drummer (and band co-founder) Dennis Craswell, the song was produced by Timothy D. Kehr and released by Soma Records, reaching number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965.
The song was recorded on March 2, 1965. The song was shown off to Soma Records founder and President Amos Heilicher and he liked it and signed The Castaways on a contract. [5] "Liar, Liar" was the first and only hit single by the Castaways. The song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965. [6]
S. The Savage (song) Scarlett O'Hara (instrumental) Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict; Shindig (song)
Castaways and Cutouts is the first full-length album by The Decemberists, originally released on May 21, 2002, on Hush Records and reissued on May 6, 2003, on Kill Rock Stars. The album's title is taken from a lyric of the song "California One/Youth and Beauty Brigade".
Tony Rivers (born Douglas Anthony Thompson, 21 December 1940, Shildon, County Durham, England) [1] is an English singer, best known for singing with the groups Tony Rivers and the Castaways [2] and Harmony Grass. [3] Additionally, Rivers sang on albums by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Roger Daltrey, Shakin' Stevens and Cliff Richard.
The song is set to a bossa nova style. [1] [2] It is sung by a group of children, which makes unclear what some of the notes sung are. [3]The lyrics are fairly simple and talk about the group of friends being castaways (per the title), lost with no way to go back home.
The band's lead singer, Maggie Bell, Harvey's longtime girlfriend, is also hospitalized, having collapsed on stage after the incident. May 8 – Billy Preston becomes the first rock performer to headline at New York's Radio City Music Hall; May 27 – The Opryland USA country music theme park opens in Nashville, Tennessee.
The following is a list of notable soft rock bands and artists and their most notable soft rock songs. This list should not include artists whose main style of music is anything other than soft rock, even if they have released one or more songs that fall under the "soft rock" genre. (Such songs can be added under Category:Soft rock songs.)