1. The 60s female group known as The Breakaways consisted of Jean Ryder, Margot Quantrell, and Vicki Haseman (23rd August 1940 - 16th June 1991). In addition to recording their own songs, they did session work with many artists, including the background vocals on
The Jimi Hendrix Experience's version of Hey Joe. All three hailed from Liverpool and started out as members of the original
Vernons Girls, the 16-strong girl group from legendary TV shows like Six Five Special and Oh Boy. After moving to London they started their recording career at Pye Records in 1962 with a stiff-c…
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