Spiral Starecase
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The Spiral Starecase, from Sacramento, California, was a popular 1960s music group, recognizable for its horns and lead singer/guitarist Pat Upton's distinctive voice. The group also included Harvey Kaplan (organ), Dick Lopes (saxophone), Bobby Raymond (bass guitar) and Vinny Parello (drums). Their original drummer was Victor M. Tejada from Mission Hills, California.
Starting as the Fydallions, they released that song, one album, and a few more singles including "No One for Me to Turn To" after signing with Columbia.
The band is perhaps best known for their hits "More Today Than Yesterday", released in January 1969, and the follow-up "She's Ready". "More Today Than Yesterday" has been widely covered by, among others, Diana Ross and the band Goldfinger, and was featured in the 1991 film My Girl, on the soundtrack of The Waterboy in 1998, and in an episode of Ally McBeal entitled Silver Bells.
