Margo Guryan

Although she is best known for her 1968 sunshine pop gem Take a Picture, Margo Guryan's career began a decade earlier as a jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. After trying her hand at writing pop songs, she got lucky with the beguiling single "Sunday Morning," which became a hit for Spanky & Our Gang, among other acts. Her own version of the song anchored Take a Picture, an album that over subsequent decades became an influential and much-loved cult classic. Despite the brief shelf life of her commercial career, Guryan's musical legacy really began to resonate in the '90s when her music was championed by a number of prominent indie pop bands. The resurgence continued into the 21st century, with new listeners discovering Guryan even after her death in 2021 through the 2024 archival compilation Words and Music.