The Murmaids

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The Murmaids were a one-hit wonder all-female vocal trio (sisters Carol and Terry Fischer; and Sally Gordon) from Los Angeles, California.

1 Career
2 Trivia
3 Discography
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Career

In 1963 they scored a U.S. #3 hit with their first single, "Popsicles And Icicles" (Chattahoochee 628). The Fischer sisters were 15 and 17 years old at the time, whilst Sally Gordon was a friend of them both.

They had previously sung backgrounds for Mike Post. Kim Fowley was the in-house record producer at Chattahoochee Records. The song was written by David Gates, the future frontman of Bread.

In an interview, Terry ^[1] said the girls were paid nothing for the record, and at the time had no idea how many fans they had. Their mothers were their managers, and kept them with Chattahoochee despite "calls from every major record company." Soon they were off to college; stand-ins were used in attempts at further hits.

Carol Fischer married jazz musician John Morell. Terry Fischer appeared in nightclubs and recorded albums for twenty years, appearing on numerous television shows.

[edit] Trivia

Why the spelling "Murmaid"? "It was a typo," they alleged.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

1963 "Popsicles And Icicles" (backed with one of four different tracks: "Bunny Stomp", "Huntington Flats", "Comedy and Tragedy", "Blue Dress"; all Chattahoochee 628)
1964 "Heartbreak Ahead" / "He's Good To Me" - Chattahoochee 636
1964 "Wild And Wonderful" / "Bull Talk" - Chattahoochee 641
1965 "Stuffed Animals" / "Little White Lies" - Chattahoochee 668
1966 "Go Away" / "Little Boys" - Chattahoochee 711
1968 "Paper Sun" / "Song Through Perception" - Liberty 56078