I don't know anything about Chris Morgan and The Togas, other than the fact that this was their second out of two singles (their first, a version of Bob Dylan's "Baby, I'm In The Mood For You", was simply credited to "The Togas") and that Chris Morgan later hooked up with Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers who produced a pair of Bell label 45s for Chris in 1969. Also, they were probably from California.
Oh, and I know one other thing - when I first heard this on some college station I swore that it was The Animals. You will, too.
Chris Morgan and The Togas - Would You Believe (Love Is Dead) (Challenge 59330) - 1966
The Togas were indeed from California. Long Beach to be exact.
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ReplyDeleteChris Morgan’s real name was Raymond Bang. He was a close family friend and as a young girl, I knew him as Uncle Ray-Ray. When he formed the Togas, I was in elementary school and the president of one of their fan clubs for school age kids in the Long Beach area. There were several clubs in the area based on your age. When they had their first real concert, it was in a facility near Wilson High, and several of us presidents each got to wear one of their Togas for the evening. Uncle Ray-Ray had a beautiful voice, but I think he often strained it to sing rock songs. I know as the years passed, he was dismayed on how his career went. When I was in high school, we got the call that Uncle Ray-Ray had taken his own life while living and performing in the Vegas area.
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