Gary and the Hornets

Gary and the Hornets was a Franklin, Ohio based garage rock band who were known for their single "Hi Hi Hazel".

History
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.

Members

 * Gary Calvert - vocals, guitar
 * Greg Calvert - bass guitar
 * Steve Calvert - drums

Discography
Singles


 * "Hi Hi Hazel" b/w "Patty Girl" - Smash Records [2061] (1966)
 * "Kind of Hush" b/w "That's All for Now Sugar Baby" - Smash Records [2078] (1967)
 * "Times are Fine" one-sided flexi-disc - Smash Records (1967)
 * "Baby It's You" b/w "Tell Tale" - Smash Records [2090] (1967)
 * "Turn On the World" b/w "Holdin' Back" - Smash Records [2145] (1968)