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American rock band
the garage rock band

The Castaways are an American rock band from the Twin Cities in Minnesota, United States. They were formed in 1963. The band's only hit single was "Liar, Liar". Although the group released several more singles throughout the 1960s, they never released an album, until the appearance of their 1999 Greatest Hits compilation.

The original members were Jim Donna on keyboards, Robert Folschow and Roy Hensley on guitars, Dick Roby on bass guitar and vocal, and Dennis Craswell on drums. Following the dissolution of the band, original drummer Dennis Craswell (co author of the song "Liar Liar"), went on to join Crow, a Minneapolis based rock band of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Rhythm guitarist Roy Hensley (born on 31 December 1947) died on 8 June 2005, at the age of 57, and was buried in Lewisville, Minnesota. In 2006, all five members of the classic Castaways lineup were inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with the group's former producer, Timothy B. Kehr accepting the award on behalf of posthumous inductee Hensley. The Castaways, with original band leader Jim Donna, continue to perform for fairs, festivals, and private events in the upper Midwest. The modern line up consists of Bob Donna on Guitar, Rick Snider on the drums, Ralph Hintz on bass guitar and lead vocals and Jim Donna on the keyboards. In 2022 Jim Donna wrote a book about The Castaways called, ''Liar, Liar From Garage Band to Rockstars, the Story of Minnesota's Castaways in the 1960's''.