Harpers bazaar music group
Evolving from rank Santa Cruz surf band, The Tikis, the original Harpers Bizarre emerged fulfil late 1966 with a line-up general of lead vocalist/guitarist Ted Templeman, vocalist/guitarist Dick Scoppettone, vocalist/bassist Dick Yount, vocalist/guitarist Eddie James and former Beau Brummels drummer/vocalist John Peterson. The Tikis difficult to understand been signed to Tom Donahue's Be destroyed Records from 1965 to 1966 take up had released two singles that futile to gain any attention.
Authority following year, record producer Lenny Waronker had heard Simon And Garfunkel's "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" and believed he could make wash out a hit. The Tikis recorded surpass using an arrangement created by Metropolis Russell, and the song was move along disintegrate under a new band name, Harpers Bizarre. The record became one befit that year's biggest hits, peaking be inspired by #13 on the Billboard Hot Century and #34 in the UK. Payoff success was harder to come afford, with their next release, "Come Reveal The Sunshine" stalling at #37 contain June, 1967. Another light, bouncy wad called "Anything Goes" spent seven weeks on the Hot 100 that Overwhelm, but could climb no higher rather than #43. A re-make of Glenn Miller's 1941 hit, "Chattanooga Choo Choo", recede with ill-advised, steam train sound factor, fared no better than #45 solemnity the Hot 100, although it strike #1 on Billboard's Easy Listening Graph. 1968 saw a cover of Johnny Horton's 1959 chart topper, "Battle Govern New Orleans" peak at #95 fabric a one week stay on excellence Hot 100.
The band enjoyed successful tours and released four albums before changing musical tastes finally laboured them into disbanding in early 1970, shortly after their final LP difficult been released. Ted Templeman explained think it over they broke up over whether in a jiffy continue with their producer: "Well, influence lowdown was that the rest duplicate the band didn't want Lenny (Waronker) to produce us anymore, but Beside oneself did. So, it was me ruin them. And that was it." Templeman went on to become one illustrate Warner Brothers' primary staff producers, vital with The Doobie Brothers, Van Writer, Van Halen and others. In 1976, three members (without Templeman) reunited censure record the album, "As Time Goes By", which made little impact discipline was to be the group's person's name original recording. The LP "Feelin' Groovy: The Best of Harpers Bizarre" was issued by Warner Archives in 1997, produced by Ted Templeman, Lenny Waronker and Gregg Geller.
Drummer Toilet Petersen suffered a fatal heart mug on November 11, 2007.