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The Castaways are an American rock band from the Twin Cities in Minnesota. 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''. 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.〔''The billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', by Joel Whitburn, ISBN 0-8230-7518-4〕 "Liar, Liar" is noteworthy for the scream that precedes a guitar-led instrumental segment between verses. 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. ==Band history== The original members were James 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 piano intro/riff. Bass guitarist Hensley died on 8 June 2005 and was buried in Fairmont, Minnesota. The Castaways continue to perform today, It should be noted that Dennis Craswell, the original drummer never QUIT performing. And performs under the name "The Original Castaways", in Detroit Lakes, MN. With band mate Peter Dzubay. ==Discography== ;Singles *"Liar, Liar" / "Sam" (1965) *"Goodbye Babe" / "A Man's Gotta Be a Man" (1965) *"She's a Girl in Love" / "Why This Should Happen to Me" (1967) *"I Feel So Fine" / "Hit the Road Jack" (1967) *"Walking in Different Circles" / "Just On High" (1968) *"Lavender Popcorn" / "What Kind of Face" (1968) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Castaways」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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