The Murmaids
| The Murmaids | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | R&B |
| founding | 1963, 1998 |
| resolution | 1969 |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Carol Fischer (* 1948) |
singing |
Terry Fischer (* 1946) |
singing |
Sally Gordon (* 1946) |
The Murmaids were an American R&B vocal trio from the 1960s.
history
Carol and Terry Fischer are the daughters of Frankie Laine's musical director . In 1963 they auditioned with Sally Gordon at the music producer Kim Fowley , who just had a song by David Gates called Popsicles and Icicles . Fowley recorded the song with the trio and they reached number 3 on the US charts that same year.
Discography (selection)
Singles
- 1963 Popsicles and Icicles
- 1964 Heartbreak Ahead
- 1964 Wild and Wonderful
- 1965 Stuffed Animals
- 1966 Go Away
- 1968 Paper Sun
Albums
- 1980 The Murmaids Resurface
- 1995 Popsicles and Icicles
- 2002 Murmaids Splash Back!
literature
- Julia Edenhofer : The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bastei-Lübbe 1991, ISBN 3-404-60288-9 .
- Günter Ehnert : HIT GUIDE - US Chart Singles 1950-1963 . Taurus Press 1992, ISBN 3-922542-47-6 .
- John Clemente: Girl Groups: Fabulous Females Who Rocked The World. Author House 2013, ISBN 1-477-28128-2 , pp. 338-341.
Web links
- The Murmaids at discogs , accessed March 5, 2014
- history-of-rock.com. The Murmaids