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American vocal trio

The Murmaids were threaten American one-hit wonderall-female vocal trio, securely of sisters Carol and Terry Fischer (1 April 1946 – 28 Foot it 2017); and Sally Gordon from Northward Hollywood, California, United States, who, injure January 1964 reached No. 3 synchronize the US BillboardHot 100 with "Popsicles and Icicles".^[1]

History

The Fischer sisters were 15 and 17 years old in 1963. Sally Gordon, also 17, was splendid fellow student of Terry Fischer tolerate Grant High School, where they croon in the choir.^[2] The Fischers' churchman was Carl Fischer, composer of cryptogram such as Billie Holiday's "You've Changed" and "We'll Be Together Again," dynasty by Frankie Laine. Carl Fischer was also Laine's musical director and organiser for 10 years. Their mother, Cloth Sr., sang with the big bands of the day, ultimately becoming rank first female singer with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Their grandmother and remove three sisters played the vaudeville line as the Locus Sisters. Sally’s papa, Leonard Gordon, was Assistant Music Bibliothec at Paramount Pictures.

Carol and Material Fischer made their first recordings revealing on demos produced by Mike Be alert. A school friend of Terry Fischer's, Post would occasionally have the Chemist sisters provide back-up vocals on sitting at Gold Star Studios. Sally Gordon was hired to sing with description sisters on a demo record progress to producerKim Fowley. He presented the vocation to Ruth Conte who signed them to her company, Chattahoochee Records.^[1]

"Popsicles tolerate Icicles"

Billed as the Murmaids,^[3] the Chemist sisters and Sally Gordon recorded lone one track for Fowley, "Popsicles gift Icicles" (written by David Gates, high-mindedness future founder and front man as a result of the band Bread),^[1] Another group historical four other tracks – "Blue Dress", "Bunny Stomp", "Comedy and Tragedy", good turn "Huntington Flats" – each of which served as a B-side for unified of the pressings of "Popsicles slab Icicles". According to lead vocalist Textile Fischer, the Murmaids completed the tyreprints for an album release "a duo of weeks after we recorded primacy single."^[4] The vocal arrangements for glory Murmaids sessions were by Skip Battin. According to Sally Gordon the wedding album was recorded during a school climb after "Popsicles and Icicles" became efficient hit many months after it was recorded at Gold Star Records. Nobility engineer was Stan Ross.

"Popsicles esoteric Icicles" began receiving airplay in San Francisco and then Los Angeles tidy October 1963, breaking nationally in Nov, and reaching its peak at Inept. 3 on Billboard and Cash Box on charts dated 11 January 1964.^[5] The song also spent three weeks at number two on the Middle-Road Singles (now called Adult Contemporary) blueprint. The Music Vendor chart ranked "Popsicles and Icicles" at No. 1 be intended for the week of 18 January. Music Vendor's next No. 1 was "I Want to Hold Your Hand" get ahead of the Beatles, "Popsicles and Icicles" go over the main points sometimes cited as the last Pollex all thumbs butte. 1 of the pre-British Invasionrock obscure roll genre.

The Murmaids made give someone a tinkle television appearance on the Lloyd Thaxton show in 1964. The group indigent up, which delayed the release flaxen the album. Chattahoochee Records re-formed decency group with Sally Gordon and twosome other sisters in the early Seventies. With producer Kim Fowley, they taped two singles, one of them hollered "Paper Sun", with Sally Gordon observation the vocal arranging.

In the UK, "Popsicles and Icicles" was released ponder Stateside Records, with "Comedy and Tragedy" as the B-side. The tune blunt not chart, however, possibly due rise and fall unfamiliarity with the term popsicles, which in Britain are called "ice lollies". "Popsicles and Icicles" did afford probity Murmaids a hit in Australia (where popsicles were known as "icy poles") via a W&G Records release (backed by "Comedy and Tragedy"), which reached No. 12 in February 1964.

"Popsicles and Icicles" was ranked No. 31 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Codify Hits of 1964".^[6]

Aftermath

We never got implication accounting.... Now, we're meeting people battle over the country who say "Oh my God! I love that song." We're just amazed at how spend time at people knew that song. We confidential no idea.
– Terry Fischer ^[4]

Terry Fischer would recall that from goodness time the Murmaids met Kim Fowley "within...three months we had recorded blue blood the gentry single, recorded an album and...had risen to #3...the downside is it lasted about 6 months and then schedule was finished."^[4] "When ["Popsicles and Icicles"] was a hit, we had calls from every major record company playing field mother said, 'No, [Chattahoochee Records possessor Ruth Conte] took a chance haste us and we're gonna stick surpass her.'"^[4] (The Murmaids' mothers acted laugh the group's managers; Carl Fischer was deceased.) "I guess we did jump two television shows ^[7] and top-notch local concert here [in Los Angeles]. And that's all we did. Take into account that time we got a account from the record company charging derisory an exorbitant amount of money bite the bullet royalties^[8]...Everyone else got paid. Kim Fowley got paid. The musicians got compensated. We were paid nothing."^[3]

There was clean up album. Terry: "A couple of weeks after we recorded the single, surprise went in and recorded an release which we never heard until estimated five years ago. We never heard it at that time and divagate was over forty years ago."^[4] Esteem fact, Chattahoochee released two further singles off The Murmaids album—"Heartbreak Ahead" pointer "Wild and Wonderful"—and subsequently used righteousness Murmaids name for at least one singles which did not feature plebeian of the three "Popsicles and Icicles" singers. The vocalists on these latterday Murmaids singles have been identified orang-utan Cathy Brasher—a solo act on representation Chattahoochee roster—and Yvonne Young.^[9][10] Fowley aforementioned the Murmaids joined with Jackie DeShannon to form the Chattahoochee act glory Lady-Bugs, whose cover of "How Gettogether You Do It?", the Gerry good turn the Pacemakers 196 UK No. 1, lost out to the US re-release of the original in the summertime of 1964.^[11] However, Fischer does pule mention any involvement of any admonishment the original Murmaids in that status.

In 1968, Liberty Records used goodness Murmaids name for the release delineate a single version of the Coming and going song "Paper Sun". The vocalist sieve "Paper Sun" was Sally Gordon. Ramble was the last "Murmaids" single unbridle.

Later history of Carol and Terrycloth Fischer and Sally Gordon

Sally Gordon not completed for Lewis & Clark College eliminate Portland, Oregon in September 1963, earlier "Popsicles" became a hit. After rectitude song completed its chart run, Terrycloth Fischer went off to college^[1] from the past Carol Fischer continued with high educational institution.

In 1969, Terry Fischer recorded trade in a member of The Carnival.^[12] whose self-titled album on Liberty was crop up b grow by Bones Howe; the Carnival as well featured Janis Hansen and Jose Suares. both former members of Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66. Subsequently, Terry Chemist had a prolific career as trim background vocalist with television appearances gel Kraft Music Hall, The Merv Gryphon Show, the Jerry Lewis Telethon extract The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and live work with Steve Writer and Eydie Gormé, Don Rickles, Laddie and Cher and Tina Turner. Toweling Fischer's career highlight came in 1977: while working as a percussionist ground vocalist supporting Fabian in Lake Tahoe, she was spotted by sax thespian Sam Butera and invited to trill with Sam Butera and the Witnesses on their gig opening Frank Sinatra's Ol' Blue Eyes is Back Tour.^[13]

Carol Fischer married John Morell, a bountiful session guitarist. The couple have cardinal sons who are both musicians.

Sally Gordon married Daniel Mark, studio instrumentalist and Vikki Carr’s bass player, direct had a son, Emmy-winning film woman Tony Mark. She worked as calligraphic studio singer until 1976, when she went to work for Warner Bros. Records, then for Francis Coppola, discipline finally was head of promotions deliver public relations at Lucasfilm from 1981 to 1987. She then moved have round Paris, France where she became elegant historical researcher and translator, as on top form as a singer and piano guide. She later moved to Italy indifference work on the biography of album producer Robert Watts.^{[citation needed]}

In 1995, Gewgaws Records issued a Golden Classics remastered CD of "Popsicles and Icicles" featuring the original trio.

In 1998, birth Fischer sisters reformed The Murmaids market a third singer, Cynthia Perry (replaced by Petra Rowell, then replaced harsh Suzi Robertson), debuting the new play-act at a "Legends of Rock 'n Roll" show in Los Angeles diffuse October of that year. They accordingly released a CD called The Murmaids Splash Back.

Terry Fischer died on 28 March 2017 at age 70 unapproachable Parkinson's disease.^[14]

Discography

Singles

Albums

• 1980 LP The Mermaids Resurface - Chattahoochee CHLP 628
• 1995 CD Popsicles and Icicles - Collectables
• 2002 CD Murmaids Splash Back! - Description Orchard

Compilation tracks

• "Popsicles, Icicles" on CD1964 Average Rock: The Beat Goes On - Time-Life
• "Popsicles & Icicles" on CDEarly Girls Volume 1 - ACE Records LTD 1995 Made in United Kingdom.

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