Active from 1965 Albums The Castaways | Record label Horus Music Distribution | |
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Years active 1965 (1965)–1968 (1968)Present Past members Denny CraswellRobert FolschowDick RobyRoy HensleyTom HustingDennis Libby Members Dennis Craswell, Jim Donna, Robert Folschow Similar Tony Rivers, The Knickerbockers, Count Five, Tony Rivers & The Cast, The Strangeloves | ||
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The Castaways are an American rock band from the Twin Cities in Minnesota.
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Their first and only hit single was "Liar, Liar". Written by band leader James Donna and Denny Craswell, produced by Timothy D. Kehr and released by Soma Records, it reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965. "Liar, Liar" is featured in the films Good Morning, Vietnam and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, as well as a cover version by Debbie Harry in Married to the Mob. The Castaways performed "Liar, Liar" in the 1967 beach movie It's a Bikini World. Their followup, "Goodbye Babe", was another local hit, but did not break nationally.
Although the group would release several more singles throughout the 1960s, it appears that they never released a full-length album, until the appearance of their 1999 Greatest Hits compilation.
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History
The original members were Jim Donna on keyboards, Robert Folschow and Dick Roby on guitar, Roy Hensley on bass guitar and Dennis Craswell on drums. Folschow contributed the distinctive falsetto vocal on "Liar, Liar".
In the early 1980s two members, Folschow and Craswell, led a West Coast version of the band under the name The Castaways in Pismo Beach, California. Folschow, who was using the stage name of Bob LaRroy, played guitar and a keytar on many songs, including "Liar, Liar", which had the distinctive organ intro/riff.
Bass guitarist Hensley died on 8 June 2005 and was buried in Fairmont, Minnesota. Jim Donna is currently the only original member left in the group. Original drummer Dennis Craswell never quit performing and continues today under the name "The Original Castaway" in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
Discography
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Liar LiarGood Morning Vietnam · 1987
What Kind of Face2013
Lavender Popcorn2013