MARGO GURYAN
HE Beach Boys’ proved to be Margo Guryan’s great epiphany. She was alerted to the album by fellow pianist Dave Frishberg, and “God Only Knows” became the. A captivating mix of dream-pop and purring psychedelia, given wings by Guryan’s airy vocals, the album nevertheless failed to register, largely because of her refusal to tour. Her label stopped promoting it, despite its songs (notably “Sunday Morning”) inspiring covers by Spanky And Our Gang, Jackie DeShannon, Harry Nilsson, Julie London and the pairing of Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell.
