Spanky and Our Gang

Spanky and Our Gang
Spanky and Our Gang (1968)
Background information
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	Sunshine pop[1]
Years active	1966–1969, 1974-1980
Labels	Mercury Records, Epic Records, Spectra Records
Past members	Oz Bach Lefty Baker Malcolm Hale Kenny Hodges Spanky McFarlane Nigel Pickering Jim Scherz John Seiter

Spanky and Our Gang was an American 1960s sunshine pop band led by Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane. The band derives its name from Hal Roach's Our Gang comedies of the 1930s (known to modern audiences as The Little Rascals), because of the similarity of McFarlane's surname with that of George McFarland (Spanky). The group was known for its vocal harmonies and had major hits in the US and Canada in 1967–1968 with "Sunday Will Never Be the Same," "Lazy Day," "Sunday Mornin'," and "Like to Get to Know You."