Jango Song Of The Day-The Castaways

Artist:The Castaways
Song:Liar, Liar
Album:Nuggets From Nuggets: Choice Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era





Here is yet another one hit wonder garage band classic that owes its durability to the Nuggets garage band comps. The Castaways began in Minneapolis in 1962 as a frat party band by guitarist Roy Hensley, bassist Dick Roby and drummer Denny Craswell. They proved to be so popular that they stayed together and added lead guitarist Bob Folschow and keyboard player Jim Donna. Liar, Liar was released on the local Soma Records and reached #12 on the singles charts in 1965. Donna wrote the song. The song does have some interesting effects. Despite an appearance in the 1965 film It's A Bikini World, The Castaways couldn't follow up Liar, Liar and they never released another album. The Nuggets garage band comps have kept a lot of these songs alive and the song also appeared in the film Good Morning, Vietnam. Denny Craswell was also a member of the late 60s group Crow. They originally recorded the song Evil Woman which was successfully covered by Black Sabbath. Folschow and Craswell reformed The Castaways in the 80s and Jim Donna leads a version of the group today. Here are The Castaways performing Liar, Liar in the film It's A Bikini World.