Moppets

All-female group from Mt. Holyoke that existed from 1965 to 1967.

Members

• Beverley Rodgers (g) (Norwood)
• Alisa Damon (Alice Damon) (b) (Alexandria, VA)
• Kathie Ross (dr) (Santa Barbara, CA)
• Phyllis Hess (p), (org) (1965 to June or July 1966)
• From spring 1966 on: Pamela Brandt (g) (from Montclair, NJ)
• From June or July 1966 on: Gretchen Pfeifer (Milwaukee)

Release

• Cry Just A Little / Come See About Me (Spirit 0002) (1966)

Info

• Travel in black 1957 Cadillac hearse.
• Played RI, VT, NJ, PA, NY
• Had features in Look (June 14, 1966), Life, New York Times
• Lived in a mansion in Saunderstown, RI in 1966
• Manager was John Kershaw.
• Wore "black turtleneck jerseys and tights, with hip-length gold skirts" or "black dresses and heels".
• Played 6 weeks at the Statler Hilton's "Ottos Grotto", Cleveland, OH.
• Played with the Lovin Spoonful, Pacific Gas and Electric, Tom Rush and James Brown.
• On the Mike Douglas Show, July 20, 1966.
• Played their last show, Otto's Grotto, Cleveland, OH, May 22, 1967
• Gretchen Pfeifer passed away in 2007.
• Alisa Damon passed away in 2011.
• Pamela Brandt passed away in 2015

Media

1967

Phyllis Hess in 1968.