Huckapoo
Encyclopedia
Huckapoo was an American pop
girl group
. Its members each portray a character from a different social group typically found on any high school campus. Twiggy Stardom, a preppy cheerleader, by Brittany Lahm; Groovy Tuesday, a flower child hippie, by Jordan Price; P.J. Bardot, a hip-hop princess, by Brooke Mori; and Joey Thunders, a punk, by Lindsay Nyman. The ex-member was Angel Sparks, a biker, played by Brittney Segal.
The group was formed late in 2003 by Brian Lukow (creator of Dream Street
) after auditioning hundreds of girls. They did not release an album, but have had their songs featured on several Disney
albums. Their song "Perfectly" is on the Disney original movie soundtrack for Pixel Perfect
.
In April 2006, Brittney Segal (Angel Sparks) decided to leave Huckapoo. Their songs were in the movie Doubting Thomas
along with their own version of "Macho Man
".
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
. Its members each portray a character from a different social group typically found on any high school campus. Twiggy Stardom, a preppy cheerleader, by Brittany Lahm; Groovy Tuesday, a flower child hippie, by Jordan Price; P.J. Bardot, a hip-hop princess, by Brooke Mori; and Joey Thunders, a punk, by Lindsay Nyman. The ex-member was Angel Sparks, a biker, played by Brittney Segal.
The group was formed late in 2003 by Brian Lukow (creator of Dream Street
Dream Street
Dream Street was an American pop boy band that was formed in mid 1999 by Louis Baldonieri and Brian Lukow. Dream Street later disbanded in 2002 after a legal dispute between the parents and the group's managers...
) after auditioning hundreds of girls. They did not release an album, but have had their songs featured on several Disney
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
albums. Their song "Perfectly" is on the Disney original movie soundtrack for Pixel Perfect
Pixel Perfect
Pixel Perfect is a 2004 Disney Channel Original Movie. It aired in the United States on January 16, 2004 and in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2004. This is the fiftieth Disney Channel Original Movie.-Plot:...
.
In April 2006, Brittney Segal (Angel Sparks) decided to leave Huckapoo. Their songs were in the movie Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas
A Doubting Thomas is someone who will refuse to believe something without direct, physical, personal evidence; a skeptic.-Origin:The term is based on the Biblical account of Thomas the Apostle, a disciple of Jesus who doubted Jesus' resurrection and demanded to feel Jesus' wounds before being...
along with their own version of "Macho Man
Macho Man (song)
"Macho Man" is the seond single recorded by the American disco group Village People. The song "bubbled under" the charts during summer 1978 before picking up substantial airplay that August...
".
External links
- New York Magazine article: "Manufacturing a prefab Girl Group, one licensing deal at a time"
- Reprising the Spice Girls. New York Times. August 29, 2004.
- A Girl Singing Group Aims for the Stars. New York Times. October 24, 2004