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, USA. The group formed in 1966 around the nucleus of brother and sister Travis and Coventry Fairchild, the chosen

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s of Joseph and Loraine Ximenes. Adding Fred and Bill Moss, of the group The Twilights (who had released one single, "She's There", in 1965), they released a single entitled "First Tell Me Why" on

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Clefs of Lavender Hill Clefs of Lavender Hill were a folk rock band from Miami, Florida, USA. The group formed in 1966 around the nucleus of brother and sister Travis and Coventry Fairchild, the chosen stage names of Joseph and Loraine Ximenes. Adding Fred and Bill Moss, ...

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The B-side of the single, "Stop! Get a Ticket", with a sound highly reminiscent of

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, became a hit on Miami radio stations, and eventually

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picked it up for national distribution. The record reached #80 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #66 in

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. The single "One More Time" followed, peaking at #114. When follow-up records failed to chart, a planned full-length album was shelved, and Date dropped the group. The group disbanded in 1968.

Members

*Joseph Ximenes (Travis Fairchild) - vocals, guitar *Lorraine Ximenes (Coventry Fairchild) - vocals, guitar *Bill Moss - bass guitar (1966–67) *Fred Moss - drums (1966–67) *Jon Hair - drums (1967) *Frank Milone - bass guitar (1967–68) *Steve Zaricki - drums (1968)

Singles

*"First Tell Me Why" b/w "Stop! Get a Ticket" (1966) *"One More Time" (1966) *"It Won't Be Long" (1966) *"Gimme One Good Reason" (1967)

References

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* {{Authority control Musical groups from Miami Musical groups established in 1966 Musical groups disestablished in 1968 Folk rock groups from Florida 1966 establishments in Florida