The Murmaids were an American one-hit wonder all-female vocal trio, composed of sisters Carol and Terry Fischer (1 April 1946 – 28 March 2017); and Sally Gordon from North Hollywood, California, United States, who, in January 1964 reached No.
Sally Gordon, also 17, was a fellow student of Terry Fischer at Grant High School, where they sang in the choir.
Their mother, Terry Sr., sang with the big bands of the day, ultimately becoming the first female singer with the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
Carol and Terry Fischer made their first recordings singing on demos produced by Mike Post.
[1] Billed as the Murmaids,[3] the Fischer sisters and Sally Gordon recorded only one track for Fowley, "Popsicles and Icicles" (written by David Gates, the future founder and front man of the band Bread).
[1] Another group recorded four other tracks – "Blue Dress", "Bunny Stomp", "Comedy and Tragedy", and "Huntington Flats" – each of which served as a B-side for one of the pressings of "Popsicles and Icicles".
According to lead vocalist Terry Fischer, the Murmaids completed the tracks for an album release "a couple of weeks after we recorded the single.
"Popsicles and Icicles" began receiving airplay in San Francisco and then Los Angeles in October 1963, breaking nationally in November, and reaching its peak at No.
With producer Kim Fowley, they recorded two singles, one of them called "Paper Sun", with Sally Gordon doing the vocal arranging.
The tune did not chart, however, possibly due to unfamiliarity with the term popsicles, which in Britain are called "ice lollies".
The vocalists on these latterday Murmaids singles have been identified as Cathy Brasher—a solo act on the Chattahoochee roster—and Yvonne Young.
Sally Gordon left for Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon in September 1963, before "Popsicles" became a hit.
[12] whose self-titled album on Liberty was produced by Bones Howe; the Carnival also featured Janis Hansen and Jose Suares.
Subsequently, Terry Fischer had a prolific career as a background vocalist with television appearances on Kraft Music Hall, The Merv Griffin Show, the Jerry Lewis Telethon and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and live work with Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé, Don Rickles, Sonny and Cher and Tina Turner.
Terry Fischer's career highlight came in 1977: while working as a percussionist and vocalist supporting Fabian in Lake Tahoe, she was spotted by sax player Sam Butera and invited to sing with Sam Butera and the Witnesses on their gig opening Frank Sinatra's Ol' Blue Eyes is Back Tour.
[citation needed] In 1995, Collectables Records issued a Golden Classics remastered CD of "Popsicles and Icicles" featuring the original trio.