The Castaways
| The Castaways | |
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| Place of origin | United States of America |
| Genres | garage rock |
The Castaways | |
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| Origin | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, United States |
| Genres | Garage rock, rock and roll |
| Years active | 1965–1968 Early 1980s–present |
| Members | James Donna Bob Donna Rick Snider Ralph Hintz |
| Past members | Denny Craswell Robert Folschow Dick Roby Roy Hensley Tom Husting Dennis Libby |
| Website | thecastawaysrock.com the-castaway.com |
The Castaways are an American rock band from the Twin Cities in Minnesota, United States.
The band's only hit single was "Liar, Liar".
Although the group released several more singles throughout the 1960s, they never released an album, until the appearance of their 1999 Greatest Hits compilation.
History[edit | edit source]
The original members were Jim Donna on keyboards, Robert Folschow and Roy Hensley on guitars, Dick Roby on bass guitar and vocal, and Dennis Craswell on drums.
Rhythm guitarist Roy Hensley (born on December 31, 1947) died on June 8, 2005, at the age of 57, and was buried in Lewisville, Minnesota.
In 2006, all five members of the classic Castaways lineup were inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with the group's former producer, Timothy B. Kehr accepting the award on behalf of posthumous inductee Hensley.
Discography[edit | edit source]
- 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)
- "Bad Hair Day" Dennis Craswell and Roy Hensley.
- "Lavender Popcorn" / "What Kind of Face" (1968)
