The Arbors

The Arbors were an American pop group formed in 1964 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The members, two sets of brothers, met at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and began playing local shows in Michigan before moving to New York. They recorded a single for Mercury Records which garnered little attention, but their next single, "A Symphony for Susan" (recorded for Carney Records), was reissued nationally on Columbia Records subsidiary, Date Records; they followed with the singles "Just Let it Happen", "A Symphony for Susan" (US #51) and "Graduation Day" (US #59).

In 1968, they recorded a song "Valley of the Dolls", which was not used in the movie of the same name but which was released concomitantly, but it was overshadowed by the song from the movie itself. They bounced back with a 1969 version of "The Letter", which had been a hit two years before for The Box Tops. The cover became their biggest hit, hitting #20 on the US singles chart, and they followed it with the release of an album that included their interpretations of Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", The Doors's "Touch Me", Blood, Sweat & Tears's "I Can't Quit Her" (US #67), and Simon & Garfunkel's "For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her". It was the group's last recording for Columbia, and following this they began playing music for commercials, continuing to write advertising jingles for some thirty years thereafter.

Members

*Tom Herrick
*Scott Herrick
*Ed Farran (died 01/02/03 of kidney failure)
*Fred Farran

Discography

*"A Symphony for Susan" (Date Records, 1967) US #144
*"The Arbors" (Date Records, 1968)

References

* [http://wc10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wpfexqr5ldhe~T1 The Arbors] at Allmusic.com