The Castaways
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- Music Department
- Soundtrack
The Castaways were a "garage rock" group formed in Richland, Minnesota,
in 1962. The original members were Jim Donna
(keyboards), Bob Folschow (lead guitar),
Dick Roby (bass),
Roy Hensley (rhythm guitar) and
Denny Craswell (drums). They scored their
lone hit song with the marvelously wacky frat party rock classic "Liar,
Liar" in 1965. With its bizarre falsetto lead vocal by Folschow,
quivery guitar, ripping keyboards and driving beat, "Liar, Liar" peaked
at #12 on the Billboard pop charts and sold a million copies. The band
appears as themselves and performs their signature tune in the "beach
party"
It's a Bikini World (1967).
Moreover, "Liar, Liar" was featured on the soundtracks of
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987),
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
and Married to the Mob (1988).
Guitarist Hensley died on June 8, 2005. Jim Donna was inducted into the
Minnesota Rock/Country Hall of Fame in 2005 and now fronts a new
version of the Castaways, which performs at various events on a regular
basis.
