Cascades瀑布合唱团，是来自加利福尼亚洲圣地亚哥的一个五重唱组合，对于这个多人组合，中国的听众也许不太熟悉，但说到“Rhythm of the rain”这首歌曲，相信会有很多人都已听过或熟知。虽然这首歌曲在1963年上榜，只获得第三名的成绩，但却永远活在人们的回忆中，多年以来不断有人翻唱。根据BMI的统计，它以美国广电媒体超过六百万次的播唱记录，成为有史以来一百首最受喜爱西洋歌曲的第九名。
by Ron Wynn
An intriguing vocal group from San Diego, the Cascades sang in a light, pop-oriented style, but managed a Top Ten R&B hit in 1963, "Rhythm of the Rain" on Valiant. It was written by guitarist/lead singer John Gummoe, who joined fellow vocalists Eddie Snyder, David Stevens, David Wilson, and David Zabo. They also became a major attraction in England and Australia. They followed "Rhythm of the Rain" with "Shy Girl" and "Last Leaf," but neither duplicated their earlier success. "My First Day Alone" flopped, and the group moved to RCA. But they never again scored a hit, despite recording for Charter, Liberty, Arwin, Smash, Probe, UNI, London, and Can Base. They continued until the early '70s.