1964 - It’s Summertime USA / The Hootch (Mercury 72250)
1964 - Orphan Boy / Love Walked In (Mercury 72288)
1964 - Your Way / Love Me, Love Me (Mercury 72357)
Unreleased:
1961 - Sincerely / Graduation Time (Reco-Art Sound acetate)
1961 - I Don't Care / Tell Me (Reco-Art Sound acetate)
1961 - Our Love (demo)
1962 - I’m Torn (demo)
1965 - Make Me Your Baby / Something Beautiful (Cameo / Parkway)
n/a - I Don’t Know Why
Album:
1964
- Welcome To The Party / 442 Glenwood Avenue / 16 Candles / That's Why I
Love My Guy / Party, Party, Party / Party Lights / Gee / Birthday Party
/ Happy Happy Birthday Baby / Brand New Boy / House Party / After The
Party (Mercury LP MG 20912 / SR 60912)
Debra Swisher
1965 - You’re So Good To Me / Thank You And Goodnight (Boom 60,001)
Biography:
Girl
group the Pixies Three were formed in Hanover, PA in 1957 by
schoolmates Debbie Swisher and Kaye McCool; after a few months of
singing as a duo, they recruited third vocalist Midge Bollinger and
began developing the lovely three-part harmonies that distinguished
their subsequent hits.
After years of performing at local parties and social gatherings, in
1962 the Pixies Three signed to Mercury, and under producers John Madara
and David White scored their first hit with “Birthday Party,” which
reached the Billboard Top 40 in the summer of 1963. In the wake of the
follow-up, the double-sided “442 Glenwood Avenue” / “Cold Cold Winter,”
Bollinger left the trio, and was replaced by Bonnie Long for 1964’s
minor hit “Gee.”
“It's Summertime U.S.A.” was the Pixies Three's last hit, and the
group disbanded in 1965; after issuing a solo single, the Boom label
release “You're So Good to Me,” Swisher replaced Peggy Santiglia as the
lead vocalist of the Angels, cutting four singles for RCA before again
going solo in 1968.
In 1991, Swisher, McCool, and Long re-formed the Pixies Three to
perform at their high-school reunion; not only did they play many more
live dates in the years to follow, but in 1995 they also recorded a new
studio album, Now and Then.
