The Sandpipers

The Sandpipers
1966 publicity photo. L-R Mike Piano, Jim Brady, Richard Shoff
1966 publicity photo.
L-R Mike Piano, Jim Brady, Richard Shoff
Background information
OriginCalifornia, U.S.
GenresFolk rock
Years active1966–1975
LabelsA&M
Past membersJim Brady
Mike Piano
Richard Shoff
Michael Brady
Gary Duckworth
Ralph Nichols

The Sandpipers were an American easy listening trio who carved a niche in 1960s folk rock with their vocals and innovative arrangements of international ballads and pop standards.[1] They are best remembered for their cover version of "Guantanamera", which became a transatlantic top 10 hit in 1966, and their top 20 hit "Come Saturday Morning" from the soundtrack of the film The Sterile Cuckoo in 1970.

Singing in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Latin, and Tagalog, the Sandpipers had seven album entries in the Billboard 200[2] from 1966 to 1970, and over a dozen charted singles.

  1. ^ "Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
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