Beverly (Bev) Ann Bivens, (born April 28, 1946 in Santa Ana, California) [1] is the American former lead singer of the West Coast folk rock group We Five from 1965 to 1967. Since 2021 she has been the original band's last surviving member.

Beverly Bivens, original lead singer of We Five (You Were On My Mind) returns to the spotlight after a 40 year retirement to perform "High Flying Bird" from We Five's 2nd Album...

Oct 1, 2024 · Beverly (Bev) Ann Bivens (born April 28, 1946) was lead singer with the American West Coast folk-rock group We Five from 1965–67. After her marriage to jazz musician Fred Marshall and the break-up of We Five, she sang for a while with the experimental Light Sound Dimension, but, by the late 1960s had largely left the music scene.

The group began as a folk duo when Jerry Burgan and Mike Stewart began singing together in high school (inspired by Mike’s brother, John of the Kingston Trio). They added the sound of a female voice that was eventually to be made famous by Beverly Bivens.

Beverly Bivens shot to stardom with We Five in 1965. The liner note bios of You Were On My Mind reads that “Bev’s unusual brilliance and vocal range is the basis of our sound.” That statement still rings loudly almost 40 years later.

After completing their second album, Make Someone Happy, later in 1966, lead singer Beverly Bivens decided to leave the group. To continue, We Five replaced Bivens with Debbie Graf Burgan (wife of guitarist Jerry Burgan) and added a full …

Beverly Bivens: shot to stardom with We Five in 1965. The liner note bios of You Were On My Mind reads that "Bev's unusual brilliance and vocal range is the basis of our sound." That statement still rings loudly almost 40 years later.

Jul 7, 2023 · Beverly (Bev) Ann Bivens, born in Santa Ana, California on April 28, 1946, was lead singer of the American West Coast folk rock group We Five from 1965 to 1967. Since 2021 she has been the original band's last surviving member.

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Oct 9, 2024 · After completing their second album, Make Someone Happy, later in 1966, lead singer Beverly Bivens decided to leave the group.