Also known as: Peels, The
Origin: New York, NY, USA
Little is known of this obscure New York City studio outfit that was hastily assembled by producer Tash Howard in early 1966. Members included Gail Allan (vocals), Bill Spilka (vocals), Harvey Davis (vocals) and Harold Swart (vocals) who were backed by session musicians, including Howard on the drums. It was Howard's intention to get the vocal group to record a potential novelty hit song ('Juanita Banana') that he and Murray Kenton had written, and then produce it through his own company, Howard-Smith Productions. The plan worked for the most part when the ditty climbed up the charts and peake…