The Sunnysiders

The Sunnysiders were an American pop music trio, who enjoyed brief success in the mid-1950s. The group scored a hit with the song "Hey! Mr. Banjo", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1955. The single's popularity prompted their label, Kapp Records, to issue a full-length album under the band's name; however, the group had only recorded three songs at the time, and so the 1955 LP Hey! Mr. Banjo is actually made up of tracks recorded by a group called The Happy Harts. Among the group's members were banjoists Freddy Morgan (1910–1970), Jad Paul, and singer Margie Rayburn, who later scored a top ten hit of her own in the US. Roy McGinnis was also a member of the group, and died on November 2, 2008. Morgan and Paul were members of Spike Jones and his City Slickers. Morgan, a rubber-faced comedian who had a featured role with the band in the film Fireman, Save My Child (1954), was also the co-composer of "Hey! Mr. Banjo" with Norman Malkin, another former group member. Banjo Hall of Fame Members Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 429. ISBN 1-85227-937-0. "The Sunnysiders Songs • Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Musicvf.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019. "Hey! Mr. Banjo - The Sunnysiders | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2019. Young, Jordan R. (2005). Spike Jones Off the Record: The Man Who Murdered Music. (3rd edition) Albany: BearManor Media ISBN 1-59393-012-7.