Parade
"Sunshine Girl" was written by Murray MacLeod, Jerry Riopelle and Smokey Roberds. It was a demo the song that got them signed with A&M Records.
| JANUARY !3, 1967 | SUNSET SOUND |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Girl This Old Melody | Murray MacLeod Earl Palmer, Jr. Carol Kaye Jim Messina Lyle Ritz M. R. Pohlman Michel Rubini Gene Estes |
"Sunshine Girl" began being promoted in March 1967. The song became a Top 20 hit on Billboard. They spent most of 1967 recording with and A&M released five singles. In February 1968 "Radio Song" charted briefly but falied to make Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
"Laughin' Lady" and "You Can Fly" were recorded at Wally Heider's Sound Recorders on May 10, 1968. Later in the year, without a strong follow-up single to "Sunshine Girl," A&M elected not to release The Parade's self-titled debut album dropped The Parade from its artist roster. A&M may have also thought that the group's members were being stretched too thin as Murray was simultaneously recording for A&M with Roger Nichols, both the Trio and the Small Circle of Friends; Smokey had a recording contract with another record label; Stuart Margolin became a well-known character actor, and Jerry went on to a successful solo career.
The Parade album remained unreleased until the early 1990s when it came out on compact disc through A&M in Japan.
| Name | Member Years | Instruments |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Riopelle | 1967-1968 | piano, guitar, vocal |
| Murray MacLeod | 1967-1968 | vocals |
| Smokey Roberds | 1967-1968 | vocals |
| Stuart Margolin | 1967-1968 | vocals |
| Name | Birth | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Riopelle | 1941-05-05 | 2018-12-24 |
| Murray MacLeod | 1940-09-09 | |
| Smokey Roberds | ||
| Stuart Margolin | 1940-01-31 | 2022-12-12 |
| Name | See associated acts |
|---|---|
| Jerry Riopelle | Travel Agency, Stuffin' |
| Murray MacLeod | Roger Nichols Trio, Roger Nichols & the Small Circle of Friends |
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