ABOUT
The Harmonicats (aka Jerry Murad's Harmonicats) were a hugely popular and veteran harmonica trio led by Jerry Murad (ca. 1918 - May 11, 1996, b. Gerald Muradian) that became famous during the late 1940s and early 1950s. The classic lineup also consisted of Al Fiore (d. October 25, 1996) and Don Les (ca. 1914 - August 25, 1994, b. Dominic Leshinski), with numerous personnel changes over the years. They are best known for their unique, otherworldly instrumental cover of the Alfred Bryan/Fred Fisher-penned pop standard, "Peg O' My Heart" (1947), which spent 21 weeks on the Pop charts, peaking at #1, and soon after became a million-seller. The Harmonicats' rendition of this song, in which one of the bathrooms at Universal Recording was used as an echo chamber, is the first known pop recording to make use of artificial reverberation.
Best known songs (with years) include:
- Peg O' My Heart (1947)
- Hair Of Gold (1948)
- Bewitched (1950)
- Buffalo Billy (1950)
- Harbor Lights (1950)
- Charmaine (1951)
- The Story Of Three Loves (1953)
- Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (1960)
Pop charts debut year: 1947
Years active: ca. early 1940s - 1996
Genres: Traditional pop, novelty
Labels: Vitacoustic, Universal, Mercury, Columbia
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