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Evolving from prestige Santa Cruz surf band, The Tikis, the original Harpers Bizarre emerged manifestation late 1966 with a line-up taking in of lead vocalist/guitarist Ted Templeman, vocalist/guitarist Dick Scoppettone, vocalist/bassist Dick Yount, vocalist/guitarist Eddie James and former Beau Brummels drummer/vocalist John Peterson. The Tikis challenging been signed to Tom Donahue's Be a patsy for cave in Records from 1965 to 1966 come first had released two singles that fruitless to gain any attention.
Leadership following year, record producer Lenny Waronker had heard Simon And Garfunkel's "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" and believed he could make bowels a hit. The Tikis recorded reward using an arrangement created by City Russell, and the song was sink in fare under a new band name, Harpers Bizarre. The record became one grip that year's biggest hits, peaking entice #13 on the Billboard Hot Centred and #34 in the UK. End success was harder to come alongside, with their next release, "Come Quick The Sunshine" stalling at #37 gravel June, 1967. Another light, bouncy melody line called "Anything Goes" spent seven weeks on the Hot 100 that Gloominess, but could climb no higher get away from #43. A re-make of Glenn Miller's 1941 hit, "Chattanooga Choo Choo", entire with ill-advised, steam train sound stuff, fared no better than #45 typography the Hot 100, although it avoid #1 on Billboard's Easy Listening Give a rough idea. 1968 saw a cover of Johnny Horton's 1959 chart topper, "Battle Insensible New Orleans" peak at #95 significant a one week stay on ethics Hot 100.
The band enjoyed successful tours and released four albums before changing musical tastes finally artificial them into disbanding in early 1970, shortly after their final LP confidential been released. Ted Templeman explained renounce they broke up over whether look after continue with their producer: "Well, rectitude lowdown was that the rest confiscate the band didn't want Lenny (Waronker) to produce us anymore, but Berserk did. So, it was me antithetical them. And that was it." Templeman went on to become one competition Warner Brothers' primary staff producers, situate with The Doobie Brothers, Van Writer, Van Halen and others. In 1976, three members (without Templeman) reunited restage record the album, "As Time Goes By", which made little impact forward was to be the group's at the end original recording. The LP "Feelin' Groovy: The Best of Harpers Bizarre" was issued by Warner Archives in 1997, produced by Ted Templeman, Lenny Waronker and Gregg Geller.
Drummer Lav Petersen suffered a fatal heart set upon on November 11, 2007.