ArtistInfo

The Shaggs

Band, 1968-1975
Rock

The Shaggs were formed in Fremont, New Hampshire in 1968 by sisters Dorothy "Dot" Wiggin (vocals/lead guitar), Betty Wiggin (vocals/rhythm guitar), and Helen Wiggin (drums) at the encouragement and insistence of their parents. In 1969 they recorded and released their debut full-length, Philosophy of the World on Third World Records. They were joined by their sister Rachel Wiggin on bass for the song, "That Little Sports Car." It defied the expectations of their parents, who were said the imagine the girls to be inevitably bound for stardom, and disappeared without at trace. In 1975, the sisters again entered the studio although the death of their father/manager, Austin Wiggin, resulted in their not being published for years as well as the group's dissolution. Years after their break-up their debut was rediscovered and championed as an example of art brut/outsider music.

Members

	Dorothy Wiggin voc, g
	Helen Wiggin dr, g
	Betty Wiggin voc, dr
	Rachel Wiggin b, eb