The Castaways
| The Castaways | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, United States |
| Genres | Garage rock, rock and roll |
| Years active | 1965–1968 Present |
| Website |
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| Members | James Donna Bob Donna Rick Snider Ralph Hintz Dennis Craswell/The Original Castaway |
| Past members | Denny Craswell Robert Folschow Dick Roby Roy Hensley Tom Husting Dennis Libby |
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 , 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.
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.
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