The Castaways--Liar Liar (1965)

     One of the often overlooked sub-genres of 1960's music is the garage band. These were the local bands that every city and town had. If a group was lucky, they would play a lot in their area and make a few bucks and garner some attention. The big groups were the ones who would make records at one of the small independent labels and get some airplay on local radio. The rarest of the rare would have a song that would break through to a larger audience.
     The Castaways were one of those groups. Coming from the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota, James Donna (keys), Robert Folschow and Dick Roby (guitars), Roy Hensley (bass), and Dennis Craswell (drums) had only one chart hit. "Liar, Liar" was written by Donna and Craswell featuring the distinctive falsetto of Folschow. They continue to tour today, but Donna is the only original member of the band. Check them out at   http://www.thecastawaysrock.com/