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The Murmaids
12+ albums
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The Murmaids were an American one-hit wonder, all-female vocal trio, from Los Angeles, California, composed of sisters Carol and Terry Fischer and Sally Gordon. In January 1964 they reached the number 3 position in the Billboard chart with "Popsicles and Icicles". The Fischer sisters were 15 and 17 years old in 1963; Sally Gordon, also 17, was a friend and neighbor. (Another source says that all three were sisters.) The Fischers' father was Carl Fischer, composer of standards such as Billie Holiday's "You've Changed" and "We'll Be Together Again," sung by Frankie Laine. Carl Fischer was also Laine's musical director and arranger for 10 years. Their mother, Terry Sr., sang with the big bands of the day, ultimately becoming the first girl singer with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Their grandmother and her three sisters played the vaudeville circuit as the Locus Sisters. Carol and Terry Fischer and Sally Gordon made their first recordings singing on demos produced by Mike Post. A schoolfriend of Terry Fischer's, Post would occasionally have the Fischer sisters and Sally Gordon provide back-up vocals on sessions at Gold Star Studios; it was there Kim Fowley--then in-house record producer at Chattahoochee Records--heard the trio and offered to record them on their own single. Billed as the Murmaids, the Fischer sisters and Sally Gordon recorded five tracks for Fowley: "Popsicles and Icicles" (written by David Gates, the future founder and front man of the band Bread), and four oth
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The Murmaids
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The Shangri-Las & The '60s Girl Group Garage Sound
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The Murmaids Splash Back!: 'Popsicles and Icicles'
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Classic Doo Wop Girl Groups
Popsicles And Icicles
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Oldies But Goodies Vol. 2
The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 2
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Gone Girl Groups of the 50's & 60's Featuring the Shangri-La's, The Chantels, The Dixie Cups, The Chiffons, & More!
Impossible But True: The Kim Fowley Story
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Early Girls Vol. 1
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Popsicles and Icicles - The Best of the Murmaids
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The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 2 [Bonus Track]