Gary and the Hornets was a Franklin, Ohio based garage rock band who were known for their single "Hi Hi Hazel".
| Gary and the Hornets | |
| Origin: | Franklin, Ohio |
| Genre: | Garage rock |
| Years Active: | 1966-1968 |
| Past Members: | Gary Calvert Greg Calvert Steve Calvert |
The band's first single was their version of "Hi Hi Hazel" which slipped into the Billboard Hot 100 charts at #96. Gary was eleven, Greg was fourteen and Steve was seven at the time they recorded their first material in 1966. This was followed by "There's a Kind of Hush" (titled "Kind of Hush" on their version) that was a local and regional hit; it also "bubbled under" the Billboard charts at #127. The brothers recorded three more singles in 1967 and 1968. They also appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1967 singing a cover of "Devil With a Blue Dress On."
In the 1960s the group did a commercial for Oscar Mayer wieners in which they sang and played the music to the "Oscar Mayer Weiner" jingle. https://flatfieldrecords.com/gary-the-hornets-the-grooviest-band-to-ever-sing-about-weiners/
Greg's son, guitarist Casey Calvert, member of the rock band Hawthorne Heights died in 2007, at age 26.[1]
Singles