Spanky & Our Gang

Spanky & Our Gang

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Spanky and Our Gang was a sunshine pop / rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1966. Fronted by vocalist Elaine ‘Spanky’ McFarlane, the group is best known for the hits “Lazy Day,” “Sunday Will Never Be the Same,” and “Like to Get to Know You.” Named after the Hal Roach comedies from the 1920s-1940s, the group’s original line-up also featured Malcolm Hale (lead guitar), Nigel Pickering (rhythm guitar), Paul ‘Oz’ Bach (bass), and John ‘The Chief’ Seiter (drums). The group’s debut single was a cover of the Beatles’ “And Your Bird Can Sing” (1966), which was released shortly after the Fab Four had released their original version. Spanky and Our Gang’s next single, “Sunday Will Never Be the Same” (1967) was a number 9 hit in the US and reached number 7 in Canada. The single was taken from their self-titled debut album, which also included the number 1 Canadian single and US Top 20 hit “Lazy Day.” The group’s success continued with their second album, 1968’s Like to Get to Know You, an album that included the hit singles “Like to Get to Know You” (number 5 in Canada) and “Sunday Mornin’” (Top 30 in US and Canada). Guitarist Malcolm Hale – who had been the group’s chief arranger and musical leader – died On October 30, 1968, of bronchial pneumonia although his cause of death has also been attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Although the group continued with one more album, 1969’s Anything You Choose b/w Without Rhyme or Reason, they lost musical focus and commercial traction and split up that same year. Spanky and Nigel Pickering reformed a new version of the group in 1974 and released the album Change in 1975. The group continued to play low-key live dates until 1980 before splitting again. Spanky would later replace Cass Elliot in a reformed version of The Mamas and the Papas alongside John Phillips, Denny Doherty, and Mackenzie Phillips). Paul ‘Oz’ Bach died on September 21, 1998, followed by Nigel Pickering, who passed n May 5, 2011. 

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Like To Get To Know You (Single Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Best Of Spanky & Our Gang 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
03:19
Writer: Stuart Scharf / Composers: Stuart Scharf
04
Sunday Will Never Be The Same (Album Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
02:57
Writer: Terry Cashman - Gene Pistilli / Composers: Terry Cashman - Gene Pistilli
01
Lazy Day
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang
03:05
Composers: George Fischoff - Tony Powers
13
For Lovin' Me (Live)
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
02:29
Writer: Gordon Lightfoot / Composers: Gordon Lightfoot
12
Without Rhyme Or Reason
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
02:33
Writer: Bob Dorough - Frances Landesman / Composers: Bob Dorough - Frances Landesman
01
Sunday Will Never Be The Same
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky's Greatest Hit(s)
02:58
Composers: Terry Cashman - Gene Pistilli
15
Give A Damn (Single Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
02:55
Writer: Stuart Scharf - Robert Dorough / Composers: Stuart Scharf - Robert Dorough
14
Everybody's Talkin' (Single Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
03:16
Writer: Fred Neil / Composers: Fred Neil
03
Brother Can You Spare A Dime
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
05:00
Writer: Jay Gorney - Yip Harburg / Composers: Jay Gorney - Yip Harburg
09
Anything You Choose
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
02:51
Writer: Stuart Scharf / Composers: Stuart Scharf
11
Yesterday's Rain
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
03:40
Writer: L. Baker / Composers: L. Baker
07
Sunday Mornin'
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
03:53
Writer: Margo Guryan / Composers: Margo Guryan
01
Sunday Will Never Be The Same Again
Spanky & Our Gang
1960s Happy Days
02:58
06
Prescription For The Blues
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
03:07
Writer: R. Saunders - Eurreal Wilford Montgomery / Composers: R. Saunders - Eurreal Wilford Montgomery
09
Give A Damn
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky's Greatest Hit(s)
03:39
Composers: Stuart Scharf - Robert Dorough
03
Sunday Will Never Be The Same (Alternate Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
02:56
Writer: Terry Cashman - Gene Pistilli / Composers: Terry Cashman - Gene Pistilli
02
Making Every Minute Count
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky's Greatest Hit(s)
02:34
Composers: J. Morier
08
Stardust (Album Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
04:03
Writer: Mitchell Parish / Composers: Hoagy Carmichael
02
Lazy Day
Spanky & Our Gang
Sunday Will Never Be The Same
03:19
02
And She's Mine
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
02:37
Writer: Hodges / Composers: Hodges
06
Give A Damn (Album Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Best Of Spanky & Our Gang 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
03:36
Writer: Stuart Scharf - Robert Dorough / Composers: Stuart Scharf - Robert Dorough
09
Like To Get To Know You
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
02:15
Composers: Stuart Scharf
11
Leaving On A Jet Plane
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang
03:39
Composers: John Denver
09
Sunday Morning (Mono Single Mix)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
03:00
Writer: Margo Guryan / Composers: Margo Guryan
02
(It Ain't Necessarily) Byrd Avenue
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
02:35
Writer: Michael Smith / Composers: Michael Smith
05
(It Ain't Necessarily) Byrd Avenue (Greatest Hit s Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky's Greatest Hit(s)
02:50
Composers: Michael Smith
07
Lazy Day (Mono Single Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
03:05
Writer: George Fischoff - Tony Powers / Composers: George Fischoff - Tony Powers
10
Three Ways From Tomorrow
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky's Greatest Hit(s)
03:26
Composers: Lefty Baker
10
And She's Mine
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
02:37
Writer: Hodges / Composers: Hodges
08
Stuperflabbergasted
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
01:05
Composers: Summers - Bruce - Carlos Bernal
10
Chick-A-Ding-Ding
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
02:26
Composers: Stuart Scharf
11
Stardust
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
03:33
Writer: Mitchell Parish / Composers: Hoagy Carmichael
06
Echoes (Everybody's Talkin')
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
03:09
Composers: Fred Neil
04
My Bill
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
02:28
Composers: Bob Dorough - Derek Greenburg - Monte Ghertler
01
The Swingin' Gate
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
02:14
Composers: John Farrell - Geoffrey Myers
07
Suzanne
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
03:50
Composers: Leonard Cohen
03
Like To Get To Know You
Spanky & Our Gang
Sunday Will Never Be The Same
03:24
02
Lazy Day
Spanky & Our Gang
Their Very Best
03:03
01
Nagasaki (Live At The Gaslight Club, Florida/1967)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
01:21
Writer: Harry Warren - Mort Dixon / Composers: Harry Warren - Mort Dixon
07
Leopard Skin Phones
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
02:57
Writer: Hodges / Composers: Hodges
04
Sleigh Ride
Spanky & Our Gang
Sunday Will Never Be The Same
03:20
04
Hong Kong Blues
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
03:47
Writer: Hoagy Carmichael / Composers: Hoagy Carmichael

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  • Discography
Albums
The Best Of Spanky & Our Gang 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
This Compilation ℗ 2005 The Island Def Jam Music Group
01-01-2005
The Best Of Spanky & Our Gang 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
01
Sunday Will Never Be The Same (Album Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Best Of Spanky & Our Gang 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
02:57
Writer: Terry Cashman - Gene Pistilli / Composers: Terry Cashman - Gene Pistilli
02
Making Every Minute Count
Spanky & Our Gang
The Best Of Spanky & Our Gang 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
02:33
Writer: J. Morier / Composers: J. Morier
03
Lazy Day
Spanky & Our Gang
The Best Of Spanky & Our Gang 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
03:05
Writer: George Fischoff - Tony Powers / Composers: George Fischoff - Tony Powers
04
Sunday Mornin'
Spanky & Our Gang
The Best Of Spanky & Our Gang 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
03:53
Writer: Margo Guryan / Composers: Margo Guryan
05
Like To Get To Know You (Single Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Best Of Spanky & Our Gang 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
03:19
Writer: Stuart Scharf / Composers: Stuart Scharf
06
Give A Damn (Album Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Best Of Spanky & Our Gang 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
03:36
Writer: Stuart Scharf - Robert Dorough / Composers: Stuart Scharf - Robert Dorough
07
Yesterday's Rain (Stereo Single Mix)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Best Of Spanky & Our Gang 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
03:11
Writer: L. Baker / Composers: L. Baker
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The Complete Mercury Recordings
This Compilation ℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-2005
The Complete Mercury Recordings
01
Lazy Day (Single Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
03:03
Writer: George Fischoff - Tony Powers / Composers: George Fischoff - Tony Powers
02
(It Ain't Necessarily) Byrd Avenue
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
02:35
Writer: Michael Smith / Composers: Michael Smith
03
Ya Got Trouble In River City
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
04:36
Writer: Michael Peter Smith / Composers: Michael Peter Smith
04
Sunday Will Never Be The Same (Album Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
02:57
Writer: Terry Cashman - Gene Pistilli / Composers: Terry Cashman - Gene Pistilli
05
Commercial (Single Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
01:39
Writer: Michael Smith / Composers: Michael Smith
06
If You Could Only Be Me
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
02:10
Writer: Carl D'Errico - Roger Jon Atkins / Composers: Carl D'Errico - Roger Jon Atkins
07
Making Every Minute Count (Single Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
The Complete Mercury Recordings
02:34
Writer: J. Morier / Composers: J. Morier
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Greatest Hits
This Compilation ℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1999
Greatest Hits
01
Sunday Will Never Be The Same (Album Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
02:57
Writer: Terry Cashman - Gene Pistilli / Composers: Terry Cashman - Gene Pistilli
02
Making Every Minute Count
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
02:33
Writer: J. Morier / Composers: J. Morier
03
Brother Can You Spare A Dime
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
05:00
Writer: Jay Gorney - Yip Harburg / Composers: Jay Gorney - Yip Harburg
04
Like To Get To Know You (Single Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
03:19
Writer: Stuart Scharf / Composers: Stuart Scharf
05
Lazy Day
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
03:05
Writer: George Fischoff - Tony Powers / Composers: George Fischoff - Tony Powers
06
Prescription For The Blues
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
03:07
Writer: R. Saunders - Eurreal Wilford Montgomery / Composers: R. Saunders - Eurreal Wilford Montgomery
07
Sunday Mornin'
Spanky & Our Gang
Greatest Hits
03:53
Writer: Margo Guryan / Composers: Margo Guryan
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Change
(P) Originally released 1975. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
01-11-1975
Change
01
I Won't Brand You
Spanky & Our Gang
Change
02:29
Writer: Steven Runkie / Composers: Steven Runkie
02
Standing Room Only
Spanky & Our Gang
Change
02:42
Writer: Charles Silver - Susan Manchester / Composers: Charles Silver - Susan Manchester
03
When I Wanna
Spanky & Our Gang
Change
02:33
Writer: Art Johnson / Composers: Art Johnson
04
Since You've Gone
Spanky & Our Gang
Change
02:40
Writer: Gary Busey / Composers: Gary Busey
05
San Diego Serenade
Spanky & Our Gang
Change
03:25
Writer: Tom Waits / Composers: Tom Waits
06
L.A. Freeway
Spanky & Our Gang
Change
03:20
Writer: Guy Clark / Composers: Guy Clark
07
Space Cowboys Forever
Spanky & Our Gang
Change
03:11
Writer: David Batteau / Composers: David Batteau
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Spanky & Our Gang - Live
℗ 1970 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1970
Spanky & Our Gang - Live
01
Nagasaki (Live At The Gaslight Club, Florida/1967)
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang - Live
01:21
Writer: Harry Warren - Mort Dixon / Composers: Harry Warren - Mort Dixon
02
Amelia Earhart's Last Flight (Live At The Gaslight Club, Florida/1967)
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang - Live
04:43
Writer: Dave McEnery / Composers: Dave McEnery
03
Waltzing Matilda (Live At The Gaslight Club, Florida/1967)
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang - Live
03:50
Writer: 'Banjo' Paterson / Composers: Marie Cowan
04
Brother Can You Spare A Dime? (Live At The Gaslight Club, Florida/1967)
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang - Live
04:51
Writer: Yip Harburg - Jay Gorney / Composers: Yip Harburg - Jay Gorney
05
Steel Rail Blues (Live At The Gaslight Club, Florida/1967)
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang - Live
03:10
Writer: Gordon Lightfoot / Composers: Gordon Lightfoot
06
Oh Daddy (Live At The Gaslight Club, Florida/1967)
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang - Live
03:26
Writer: Elaine McFarlane - Eurreal Wilford Montgomery / Composers: Elaine McFarlane - Eurreal Wilford Montgomery
07
Dirty Old Man (Live At The Gaslight Club, Florida/1967)
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang - Live
02:20
Writer: J. Denver / Composers: J. Denver
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Spanky's Greatest Hit(s)
℗ 1969 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1969
Spanky's Greatest Hit(s)
01
Sunday Will Never Be The Same
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky's Greatest Hit(s)
02:58
Composers: Terry Cashman - Gene Pistilli
02
Making Every Minute Count
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky's Greatest Hit(s)
02:34
Composers: J. Morier
03
Lazy Day
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky's Greatest Hit(s)
03:03
Composers: George Fischoff - Tony Powers
04
Commercial
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky's Greatest Hit(s)
01:39
Composers: Michael Smith
05
(It Ain't Necessarily) Byrd Avenue (Greatest Hit s Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky's Greatest Hit(s)
02:50
Composers: Michael Smith
06
Everybody's Talkin' (Theme From "Midnight Cowboy")
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky's Greatest Hit(s)
03:16
Composers: Fred Neil
07
Sunday Mornin' (Greatest Hit s Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky's Greatest Hit(s)
06:12
Composers: Margo Guryan
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Anything You Choose B/W Without Rhyme Or Reason
℗ 1969 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1969
Anything You Choose B/W Without Rhyme Or Reason
01
Anything You Choose
Spanky & Our Gang
Anything You Choose B/W Without Rhyme Or Reason
02:51
Composers: Stuart Scharf
02
And She's Mine
Spanky & Our Gang
Anything You Choose B/W Without Rhyme Or Reason
02:37
Composers: Hodges
03
Yesterday's Rain
Spanky & Our Gang
Anything You Choose B/W Without Rhyme Or Reason
03:40
Composers: L. Baker
04
Hong Kong Blues
Spanky & Our Gang
Anything You Choose B/W Without Rhyme Or Reason
03:47
Composers: Hoagy Carmichael
05
Give A Damn (Album Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
Anything You Choose B/W Without Rhyme Or Reason
03:36
Composers: Stuart Scharf - Robert Dorough
06
Leopard Skin Phones
Spanky & Our Gang
Anything You Choose B/W Without Rhyme Or Reason
02:57
Composers: Hodges
07
But Back Then
Spanky & Our Gang
Anything You Choose B/W Without Rhyme Or Reason
01:07
Composers: Little Brother Montgomery
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Like To Get To Know You
℗ 1967 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1967
Like To Get To Know You
01
The Swingin' Gate
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
02:14
Composers: John Farrell - Geoffrey Myers
02
Prescription For The Blues
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
03:07
Composers: R. Saunders - Eurreal Wilford Montgomery
03
Three Ways From Tomorrow (Album Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
03:21
Composers: Lefty Baker
04
My Bill
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
02:28
Composers: Bob Dorough - Derek Greenburg - Monte Ghertler
05
Sunday Mornin'
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
03:53
Composers: Margo Guryan
06
Echoes (Everybody's Talkin')
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
03:09
Composers: Fred Neil
07
Suzanne
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You
03:50
Composers: Leonard Cohen
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Spanky & Our Gang
℗ 1967 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1967
Spanky & Our Gang
01
Lazy Day
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang
03:05
Composers: George Fischoff - Tony Powers
02
(It Ain't Necessarily) Byrd Avenue
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang
02:35
Composers: Michael Smith
03
Ya Got Trouble In River City
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang
04:36
Composers: Michael Peter Smith
04
Sunday Will Never Be The Same (Album Version)
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang
02:57
Composers: Terry Cashman - Gene Pistilli
05
Commercial
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang
01:30
Composers: Michael Smith
06
If You Could Only Be Me
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang
02:10
Composers: Carl D'Errico - Roger Jon Atkins
07
Making Every Minute Count
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky & Our Gang
02:33
Composers: J. Morier
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EPs
Their Very Best
19-11-2008
Their Very Best
01
Sunday Will Never Be The Same
Spanky & Our Gang
Their Very Best
02:51
02
Lazy Day
Spanky & Our Gang
Their Very Best
03:03
03
Like To Get To Know You
Spanky & Our Gang
Their Very Best
03:15
04
Monday, Monday
Spanky & Our Gang
Their Very Best
03:11
Sunday Will Never Be The Same
01-06-2008
Sunday Will Never Be The Same
01
Sunday Will Never Be The Same
Spanky & Our Gang
Sunday Will Never Be The Same
03:05
02
Lazy Day
Spanky & Our Gang
Sunday Will Never Be The Same
03:19
03
Like To Get To Know You
Spanky & Our Gang
Sunday Will Never Be The Same
03:24
04
Sleigh Ride
Spanky & Our Gang
Sunday Will Never Be The Same
03:20
Singles
Three Ways From Tomorrow (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, May 26, 1968)
℗ 2021 SOFA Entertainment, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
16-04-2021
Three Ways From Tomorrow (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, May 26, 1968)
01
Three Ways From Tomorrow (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, May 26, 1968)
Spanky & Our Gang
Three Ways From Tomorrow (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, May 26, 1968)
03:04
Composers: Lefty Baker
Sunday Mornin' (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 17, 1967)
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09-04-2021
Sunday Mornin' (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 17, 1967)
01
Sunday Mornin' (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 17, 1967)
Spanky & Our Gang
Sunday Mornin' (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 17, 1967)
02:35
Composers: Margo Guryan
Like To Get To Know You (Live On The Ed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 24, 1968Show, June 30, 1968)
℗ 2020 SOFA Entertainment, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
02-04-2021
Like To Get To Know You (Live On The Ed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 24, 1968Show, June 30, 1968)
01
Like To Get To Know You (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 24, 1968)
Spanky & Our Gang
Like To Get To Know You (Live On The Ed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 24, 1968Show, June 30, 1968)
03:25
Composers: Stuart Scharf
Sunday Will Never Be The Same (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, June 18, 1967)
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22-03-2021
Sunday Will Never Be The Same (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, June 18, 1967)
01
Sunday Will Never Be The Same (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, June 18, 1967)
Spanky & Our Gang
Sunday Will Never Be The Same (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, June 18, 1967)
02:56
Composers: Terry Cashman - Gene Pistilli