The Larks

US group from Los Angeles.
Only use when credited without [a=Don Julian]. Otherwise please use [a=Don Julian & The Larks]
In 1963, the Meadowlarks were a trio: Don Julian, Ted Walters, and Charles Morrison. Just to do something different, Don switched names with the band. Now the singers were called [a=The Larks] and the band was [a=The Meadowlarks]. However, the first record as the Larks, on the Electra label in March 1963, ("Mashin' Time"/"Margo"), were both instrumentals. In the summer of 1964, the Larks hooked up with [l=Money Records (2)] (run by Ruth Dolphin, the widow of John Dolphin, who'd had his own Money records in the 50s, before being murdered by someone he'd stiffed out of a payment). In September, "The Jerk"/"Forget Me" was released and immediately started climbing the charts. By the time it peaked, it had reached #9 on the R&B charts and #7 on Pop.