The Rose Garden was an American

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band from

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, United States, active in 1967 and 1968. They are best remembered for their hit single "

Next Plane to London "Next Plane to London" is the debut single by the American folk rock band, The Rose Garden. The single, released by Atco Records, became the band's only Top 20 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 when it peaked at number 17. It would later reappear ...

". The band formed from an earlier group known as The Blokes, which was founded in 1964 and had covered much of

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work in its later years. By 1967, the group's full lineup was complete and they became known as The Rose Garden. The members were Diana De Rose (born July 29, 1946) on lead

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and

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, John Noreen on 12-string guitar and

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, James Groshong on lead vocal and guitar, William Fleming on bass and Bruce Bowdin on

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s. In 1967, they signed with

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and had a

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with "Next Plane To London" which reached number 17 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100

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, at the end of that year. They released their eponymous album in January 1968. Subsequent releases were unsuccessful, and dissension within the group led to its break-up by the end of 1968.

References

External links

An unofficial web page devoted to The Rose Garden
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose Garden, The Musical groups from Los Angeles Musical groups established in 1967 Musical groups disestablished in 1968 Atco Records artists