April 28, 2001 - "Peppermint Rainbow"

 The group visited the WRKO studios many times and the late Skip  Harris loved playing in the control room.  "Will You Be Staying After Sunday?" was one of Bill Drake's famous "Top of the Hour" hits.  (This is the only performance clip which exists and is a portion of the "King Family"  TV Show -  cuts out at end)

The Peppermint Rainbow were an American sunshine pop group from Baltimore, Maryland. They formed in 1967 under the name New York Times, and played local gigs in the mid-Atlantic states before changing their name to the Peppermint Rainbow in 1968. They were signed to Decca Records at the behest of Cass Elliot, who saw them play and sang with them on-stage when they performed a medley of The Mamas & the Papas tunes.  Under Decca the group was produced by Paul Leka; their first single was "Walking in Different Circles" b/w "Pink Lemonade", but it did not chart. Their second single, "Will You Be Staying After Sunday", hit the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #32 in 1969. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Their third release, "Don't Wake Me Up in the Morning, Michael", hit #54 the same year. Their LP, Will You Be Staying After Sunday, barely missed the Top 100 of the album charts, peaking at #106, and in 1970 the band split up.  The group made an appearance on The Generation Gap television quiz show.        "Will You Be Staying After Sunday?" - From "King Family TV Show

• Bonnie Lamdin - vocals
• Pat Lamdin - vocals
• Doug Lewis - guitar
• Anton Corey - percussion
• Skip Harris (deceased) - bass