The Ascots | fr

The Ascots were a group of 8th and 9th graders from Pontiac, Michigan, led by John Neff. They recorded "So Good" and "Who Will It Be?" in August of 1965. The band consisted of John Neff, Lead Guitar and backup vocals, Chris Chappell, Lead Vocals, Bob Pelmear, Bass and backup vocals, Dale Kath, Rhythm Guitar and backup vocals, and Frank Giglio, Drums. The band was managed by Jim Baranowsky, who also managed 'The Kwintels', another Pontiac area teen band with great appeal. John Neff is today a Grammy and Academy Award nominated sound engineer, living in Marin County, California. .

The are at least two bands named The Mascots. 1.) The Mascots were a fairly successful Swedish sixties group, issuing around twenty singles and two LPs between 1964 and 1968, and reaching the Swedish Top Ten with five of their 45s. Although they wrote much of their own material, most of their output was extremely imitative of British Invasion pop, and they (like virtually all Swedish acts of the time) were unknown to the English-speaking world. However, if you're on the hunt for lightweight, but sometimes charming, pseudo-Merseybeat, the Mascots made some pretty enjoyable (and some extremely awkward) tracks along...