Don Baskin<\/strong> 1946 – 2019<\/p>\nDon died peacefully October 22, 2019 in his sleep. We are all saddened and shocked by Don\u2019s unexpected passing. He was a founding member of the Syndicate of Sound, co-writer of \u201cLittle Girl\u201d, and it was his singing performance that \u201cdelivered\u201d the song and made it the hit that it continues to be\u2026\u2026\u2026. So long brother.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Syndicate of Sound was a rock band from San Jose, California. Don (vocals\/guitar) and Bob Gonzalez<\/strong> (bass) were previously in a couple of other bands (Lenny Lee and the Nightmen<\/strong> and the Pharaohs<\/strong>*), before teaming up with John Sharkey<\/strong> (keyboards), Larry Ray<\/strong> (lead guitar), and John Duckworth<\/strong> (drums) to create the Syndicate of Sound in 1964. By the time the band recorded their first album, Larry Ray had left and was replaced by Jim Sawyers<\/strong>. The band eventually disbanded in 1970, then reunited in 1990, continuing to play a handful of shows up until the present.<\/p>\n“Little Girl” was their one and only hit record, reaching the US national pop charts in June 1966, peaking at #5 on Cash Box and #8 on Billboard.<\/p>\n
In 2001, the LOUIE team (E.P. and Mr. Block) shot some video of their performance at the BayPop music festival in San Francisco. Here’s an excerpt of an interview which we shot with Don at this music festival, where he discusses the formation of the band and the creation of “Little Girl,” their “one-hit wonder,” which he wrote with Bob Gonzalez<\/p>\n
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