“Morning Girl” #17 6/7/1969

One from a duo calling themselves the Neon Philharmonic. They were backed here by members of the Nashville Symphony, who usually added strings to country songs. This owed a lot to “A Day In The Life,” what with the discordant psychedelic violins at the end, etc. Pianist Tupper Saussy became an anti-tax activist, hiding from the IRS for a decade until finally going to prison in the late 90’s. Vocalist Don Gant went on to produce many of Jimmy Buffett’s early albums.