The Magic Mushrooms

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It's-A-Happening 04:11 Tools
It's a-Happening 04:11 Tools
Boo song 02:06 Tools
Open Source 03:54 Tools
I'm Gone 02:37 Tools
Let The Rain Be Me 04:43 Tools
It's A Happening 00:00 Tools
never more 02:47 Tools
Never Let Go 02:35 Tools
Sunshine 02:35 Tools
Alaus Daina 02:35 Tools
Never Moore 02:55 Tools
Cry Baby 02:55 Tools
Living in this world 02:55 Tools
Torture 02:55 Tools
It's-A-Happeing 02:55 Tools
Let the Rain Be Me 1966 03:06 Tools
Freak Funk 02:55 Tools
Municipal Water Maintenance Man 02:55 Tools
Its A Happening 02:55 Tools
its-a-happening 03:05 Tools
Let the Rain Be Me (Single B-side 1967) 03:05 Tools
Loveletter Box 03:06 Tools
Girl 03:05 Tools
It's A Happening (A&M 815) Philadelphia, Pa. 1966 03:05 Tools
It's 03:05 Tools
Let The Rain Be Me (East Coast 1001) Philadelphia, Pa. 1968 03:04 Tools
It’s-A-Happening 02:49 Tools
look in my face 02:46 Tools
Fairytale 03:04 Tools
Dark Side of the Mushroom 00:00 Tools
Draw The Line 00:00 Tools
It’s A‐Happening 04:50 Tools
It's a Happenin' 00:00 Tools
Sweet Bum 00:00 Tools
Now I Know 00:00 Tools
Song For Soul Children 00:00 Tools
Other Side 00:00 Tools
Freak Funk New 00:00 Tools
ItsAHappening 02:46 Tools
my favorite things 00:00 Tools
Strange Days 02:46 Tools
The Magic Mushrooms - It's-A-Happening 02:46 Tools
27_It's-A-Happening 02:46 Tools
Time 02:46 Tools
it's - a - happening 02:46 Tools
Never Let Go (Single A-side 1967) 02:31 Tools
Turn Back The Time 02:46 Tools
Song For Soul Brothers 02:46 Tools
My Favourite Things 02:46 Tools
It´s-A-Happening 02:46 Tools
Look In My Face (1967) 02:07 Tools
Lose Things 02:07 Tools
OpenSource 02:07 Tools
Never More (A&M 815) Philadelphia, Pa. 1966 02:07 Tools
It's happening 02:07 Tools
Let The Rain Be Me (1968) 03:06 Tools
Never Let Go (1967) 02:34 Tools
Let The Rain May Be 02:47 Tools
its-a-happening (A&M) 03:06 Tools
Fairytale (prelisten) 03:31 Tools
Chill Out (prelisten) 04:37 Tools
Country Lines 04:50 Tools
27. It's-A-Happening 02:47 Tools
sirens 02:47 Tools
out of it 02:47 Tools
27_It's-A-Happening - Magic Mushrooms 02:47 Tools
324mp3_magicmushroomsneverl 02:47 Tools
never let go (Philips) 02:34 Tools
Never Let Go (Philips 40483) Philadelphia, Pa. 1966 02:34 Tools
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The Magic Mushrooms was an American psychedelic garage rock band in the 1960s. The Magic Mushrooms were originally composed of 5 students from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. They were: * Joe Lacavera (Drums), * Stu Freeman (Vocals and Guitar), * Ted Cahill (Lead Guitar and Autoharp), * Dick Richardson (Keyboards) and, * Charles Ingersol (Bass). They came together shortly after they started their freshman year and practiced in the freshman commons until they started playing gigs. They named themselves the Magic Mushrooms after Allen Ginsberg suggested that name during an on-campus lecture in the fall of 1965. In the Spring of 1966, they were joined by Josh Rice (Vocals, Flute, Harmonica), who had been the lead singer of a competing band on the Penn Campus. The band was heard by Sonny Casella while playing at Drexel University later in the Fall and he signed on as the Manager shortly thereafter. They played mostly around the Philadelphia area into the Spring of 1966, most of their bookings being arranged by their new manager. The information below "More to Come" is not completely true. Sonny Casella was the Manager, he did not play in the band. "It's a Happening" was written by Stu Freeman and Josh Rice, not Sonny Casella. Sonny did produce, arrange and mix the song. It is true that our song hit #93 on the Billboard Top 100, and that's where it died. When Herb Alpert of A&M Records found out what Magic Mushrooms were, he pulled the record off the market because we would not change the name of the band Next to nothing is known about their career. They released the single "It's A-Happening" in September 1966. A Zappa-esque piece of psychedelic madness, the single hit #93 in the American charts. It became popular in garage circles, and was included on the Nuggets compilation in 1972. According to the Nuggets sleevenotes, The Magic Mushrooms released two albums after "It's A-Happening". The same source says that Sonny Casella was based in Philadelphia, while the song was recorded in New York. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.