Strawberry Sunday

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Strawberry Sunday (1962 - undetermined) was a folk rock group previously known as The Strawberries and as Wild Strawberries, and briefly as Strawberry Sundae.

The band was formed in 1962 by Frank McGee, David Advil, Chris Branson, and Jack Hoffer at Springfield High School in Springfield, Calasota. At the time, lead singer Frank McGee's girlfriend was nicknamed Strawberry, and they started the group as The Strawberries. When they learned there was another band with the same name, they changed it to Wild Strawberries, and began to have some success.

However, the band members found the "wild" part of their name was misinterpreted as meaning a "wild" band which didn't fit their folk rock image. However, keyboardist and singer Jack Hoffer felt they should be more "wild" in their music. One member then apparently said that keyboards weren't real folk rock. This led to a dispute among band members, and on a Sunday in 1964 Jack left. The band immediately changed its name to Strawberry Sundae, which changed about a month and a half later to Strawberry Sunday. This led to debate whether or not Jack ever was technically a member of Strawberry Sunday (the general consensus is that he was).

The band continued as a trio from 1964 to 1966, although they often had female "guest singers."

In 1966, the band decided to make two of the female "guest singers" permanent members. These were, ironically, Jack's sister Yvette Sampson, and Chris Branson's then new wife Charlotte Carr. Both had performed regularly with the band, including performing on both their first and second albums. However, neither Yvette nor Charlotte were officially members of the group at the time of recording of Red Diamonds.

Discography

 * Red Diamonds (1966)
 * Strawberry Fields (1967)

Current Members

 * Frank McGee - vocals, rhythm guitar (1962 - )
 * Dave Advil - lead guitar, banjo, vocals (1962 - )
 * Yvette Sampson - vocals, rhythm guitar (1966 - )
 * Charlotte Carr - vocals, rhythm guitar (1966 - )
 * Chris Branson - percussion (1962 - )

Original Members

 * Frank McGee - vocals, rhythm guitar
 * Dave Advil - lead guitar, banjo, vocals
 * Jack Hoffer - keyboards, vocals (1962 - 1964)
 * Chris Branson - percussion