The Jaynetts were a Bronx, New York, girl group who became one-hit wonders with “Sally Go ’Round the Roses”, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. (More from Wikipedia)
By the early 1960’s, “girl groups” were becoming more prominent in rock and roll. The Jaynetts achieved an ethereal sound with their 1963 hit “Sally Go ’Round the Roses”. Another one-hit wonder, the Murmaids took “Popsicles and Icicles” to the Top 3 in January 1964; the song was written by David Gates, later of the band Bread, while Kim Fowley worked behind the scenes.
(October 2013)
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Still, the March 1966 release date for “Eight Miles High” by the Byrds seemed to me to be a little late; surely there are older psychedelic rock songs than this? I hunted around and found plenty of earlier garage rock songs, but not many psychedelic rock songs. There are older songs that have a spooky feel or unusual textures, such as one of my all-time favorites, “Funnel of Love” by Wanda Jackson (1961) that I have written about previously, “Sally Go ’Round the Roses” by the Jaynetts (1963), and the surf rock instrumental “Pipeline” by the Chantays (1963).
(July 2015)
