One of the most successful faux-English bands of that period was the Sir Douglas Quintet; although they had a proper British name, the band was actually from San Antonio, Texas, and two of the bandmembers were Hispanic.  When their debut album came out in 1966 under the misleading name, The Best of the Sir Douglas Quintet, the band was photographed in silhouette so as to keep the ruse going.  The album did include their first major hit (from 1965), “She’s About a Mover”.  They had a later hit in 1968, “Mendocino”; though by then, their Texas roots were becoming clear. 

(April 2013)