Terry Fischer of The Murmaids, 70

Post by Ken Whiton
Terry Fischer Siegel of The Murmaids, known for their 1963/1964
hit "Popsicles and Icicles", died Tuesday, March 28, 2017, four days
before her 71st birthday, reportedly from complications of Parkinson's
disease.
<http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=Terry-Fischer-Siegel&pid=184756560>
<http://www.musicradio77.com/bobboard/wwwboard//messages/156695.html>
Ken Whiton

A David Gates song.

Michael Black

2017-04-02 17:01:18 UTC

A David Gates song.

Did he classify as a "songwriter" at that point, like Carol King and the
Brill Building songwriters, or was it because someone he knew was in the
band?

Michael

hector

2017-04-03 01:27:38 UTC

A David Gates song.

Did he classify as a "songwriter" at that point, like Carol King and the
Brill Building songwriters, or was it because someone he knew was in the
band?
Michael

I'm looking at the booklet with my copy of 'David Gates The Early Years
1962-1967'. He had already written songs before 1963 that were recorded.
'1961...moved to Los Angeles where he picked up work as a session
musician and copyist'.....'By 1963 he was providing songs for Del-Fi's
Johnny Crawford ending up with a single release himself entitled 'No One
Really Loves A Clown''. One of my favourite songs on the CD.
Still a bit unclear what he was doing exactly at the time.
'The record [The Murmaids] went to number 3 on the Billboard charts and
Gates was now not just a successful studio musician-he was being taken
seriously as both a great session man AND a hit songwriter.'
The follow up single 'Heartbreak Ahead' was another Gates' composition
but only went to 116.

Michael Black

2017-04-03 17:02:42 UTC

A David Gates song.

Did he classify as a "songwriter" at that point, like Carol King and the
Brill Building songwriters, or was it because someone he knew was in the
band?
Michael

I'm looking at the booklet with my copy of 'David Gates The Early Years
1962-1967'. He had already written songs before 1963 that were recorded.
'1961...moved to Los Angeles where he picked up work as a session musician
and copyist'.....'By 1963 he was providing songs for Del-Fi's Johnny Crawford
ending up with a single release himself entitled 'No One Really Loves A
Clown''. One of my favourite songs on the CD.
Still a bit unclear what he was doing exactly at the time.
'The record [The Murmaids] went to number 3 on the Billboard charts and Gates
was now not just a successful studio musician-he was being taken seriously as
both a great session man AND a hit songwriter.'
The follow up single 'Heartbreak Ahead' was another Gates' composition but
only went to 116.

Thanks. It sort of sounds more like he was writing songs, rather than
knowing someone who used his song.

Michael

hector

2017-04-04 04:35:38 UTC