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It& #39;s Honey Lantree& #39;s birthday, the "girl drummer" in the Joe-Meek-produced boy band The Honeycombs. She was a hairdresser who had never played the drums. She learned fast. Treated like a unicorn: no one could believe she was really drumming (speculation she was faking). Uh huh.
She was a total novelty at the time - the 60s - but there were those who were watching closely, understanding the magnitude/revelation. Karen Carpenter saw The Honeycombs on the Ed Sullivan Show and said Honey Lantree inspired her to become a drummer.
The Honeycombs were around for a minute and a half, but in the long run were basically a one-hit wonder. Their song "Have I the Right" went to #1 on the UK charts and #5 on the US charts.
Here are the Honeycombs performing their hit "Have I the Right?". The song still SLAPS (lead singer Denis D& #39;Ell& #39;s "grrrrrr" before "COME RIGHT BACK" is ... freakin hot. Damn straight you "have the right", big boy.) Try to ignore the p*do introducing them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83gLvDdSG8&feature=emb_logo">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
Honey Lantree died in 2018.
And ... sorry, I just can& #39;t help it ...I love that in Elvis& #39; 1966 movie SPINOUT, the drummer of his band is a woman - and it& #39;s not treated as a big deal - she& #39;s just one of the band - and I always wondered if she was Honey Lantree-inspired. Anyway, that& #39;s my Honey Lantree fanfic.
I posted this SPINOUT Honey-Lantree-fanfic on FB when Lantree died - and a woman left a comment saying that Honey Lantree AND the "girl" in Elvis& #39; band in SPINOUT inspired her to become a drummer. Soooo ... you just never know what influence things may have. Discount nothing.
