![]() ![]() They said they needed a female voice or two, so we formed a group that our first manager named The New York Times. About that time, we ran across a group of guys who had their own band. We loved the harmonies and making music together. ![]() “I used to sing at hootenannies with my brother and sister at our church, for those who remember that term. It’s interesting after all of these years. “Somebody will track me down about every other month and I’ll get a cute little note or a picture to sign. “You know, it’s funny,” said Bonnie via a telephone call from her home in suburban Baltimore. Walker, Canned Heat, and Andy Kim for coveted airplay. By January 26, the song would be number 24 of WCAO’s Top 40 of the week, pushing the likes of Joe South, Jr. But here in Baltimore, the hometown group got a lot of extra exposure, thanks to newspaper stories and legendary disc jockeys like Lee Case, Joe Knight, Jack Edwards, Kirby Scott, and Johnny Dark. By May, it would climb nationally as high as number 32. The upbeat “Sunshine Pop” recording hit the Billboard Top 100 chart at number 96 on Jan. ![]() Agnes HealthCare, sang the lead on the record as a member of a Baltimore-based band called The Peppermint Rainbow. Phipps, an altruistic alto and retired head of St. 12, 1969, the song Will You Be Staying After Sunday was released by Decca Records. The Peppermint Rainbow members (l-r) Anton Corey, Patty Lamdin, Bonnie Lamdin, Doug Lewis and the late Skip Harris.īonnie Lamdin Phipps is celebrating an anniversary this week, even though she admits she didn’t know it. ![]()
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