The Sunnysiders were an American pop music trio, who enjoyed brief success in the mid-1950s. [1]
The group scored a hit with the song "Hey! Mr. Banjo", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1955. [2] The single's popularity prompted their label, Kapp Records, to issue a full-length album under the band's name; however, the group had only recorded three songs at the time, and so the 1955 LP Hey! Mr. Banjo is actually made up of tracks recorded by a group called The Happy Harts. [3]
Among the group's members were banjoists Freddy Morgan (1910–1970), Jad Paul, and singer Margie Rayburn, who later scored a top ten hit of her own in the US. [1] Roy McGinnis was also a member of the group, and died on November 2, 2008.
Morgan and Paul were members of Spike Jones and his City Slickers. [1] Morgan, a rubber-faced comedian who had a featured role with the band in the film Fireman, Save My Child (1954), was also the co-composer of "Hey! Mr. Banjo" with Norman Malkin, another former group member. [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 429. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
- ^ "The Sunnysiders Songs • Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Musicvf.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Hey! Mr. Banjo - The Sunnysiders | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
Bibliography
- Young, Jordan R. (2005). Spike Jones Off the Record: The Man Who Murdered Music. (3rd edition) Albany: BearManor Media ISBN 1-59393-012-7.
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