# Peaches shook the mortal coil groove thing off **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 23, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peaches-shook-the-mortal-coil-groove-thing-off/318285 "2005-08-23T17:16:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peaches-shook-the-mortal-coil-groove-thing-off/318285/1 "2005-08-23T17:16:12Z")
Francine Hurd Barker, aka Peaches, of [**Peaches & Herb**](http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/peaches_herb/bio.jhtml) fame (they did _Shake Your Groove Thing_ and _Reunited]_ has died. She had been in poor health for a few years. I noticed that Herb’s now a DC cop. I hadn’t known about her (their) 60s soul records and am curious about what they sound like. Now that shes dead, of course. Dang. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2005, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peaches-shook-the-mortal-coil-groove-thing-off/318285/2 "2005-08-23T19:18:28Z")
De-united, and it feels so sad. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peaches-shook-the-mortal-coil-groove-thing-off/318285/3 "2005-08-23T20:19:40Z")
Sad to hear about the passing of the _original_ Peaches. But she isn’t the woman on “Shake Your Groove Thing” or “Reunited.” There have been many, many persons named Peaches singing with Herb Fame over the years. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peaches-shook-the-mortal-coil-groove-thing-off/318285/4 "2005-08-23T20:44:01Z")
Yeah, he had one who looked 15 while he’s looking his age. A beat-up his age, at that. It was like she was singing sex duets with her great-grandfather. Creepy as hell. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peaches-shook-the-mortal-coil-groove-thing-off/318285/5 "2005-08-23T21:11:12Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Yeah, he had one who looked 15 while he’s looking his age. A beat-up his age, at that. It was like she was singing sex duets with her great-grandfather. Creepy as hell. There was a country duo from the 70s/80s called the Kendalls. They were a father/daughter team who specialized in cheatin’ songs. FTR, they were pretty good. The father died a few years ago, but the daughter, Jeanne, continues to record. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peaches-shook-the-mortal-coil-groove-thing-off/318285/6 "2005-08-24T12:22:04Z")
[Ed McMahon] _I did not know that._ [/Ed McMahon] Kinda like Meat Loaf having a younger version of Karla DeVito these days. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peaches-shook-the-mortal-coil-groove-thing-off/318285/7 "2005-08-24T16:19:18Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > There was a country duo from the 70s/80s called the Kendalls. They were creepy, too. That kid could sing, though. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peaches-shook-the-mortal-coil-groove-thing-off/318285/8 "2005-08-24T16:43:50Z")
> [@An Arky](#): > > I noticed that Herb’s now a DC cop. Well, the MTV article says “he holds down a job in the Washington, D.C. police department”, which may or may not be a cop. I’d say likely not, since they’d likely specifically say he was an officer, if he was one.