Pinizzotto, Butler, and Hagler grew up in Los Angeles and Orange County and played together in bands during their high school years. Both Pinizzotto and Butler were in the Fullerton girl band named the Ladybirds. Afterwards, they formed another girl band,
the Daisy Chain, with two of their peers from
Fullerton Union High School. The Daisy Chain released one album,
Straight or Lame, in 1967 on a small label. After the Daisy Chain broke up in 1968, Pinizzotto and Butler formed Birtha. Drummer Olivia "Liver" Favela (née Sotelo; born April 6, 1950, in
Joliet, Illinois) died on June 1, 2011. Guitarist Michele "Shele" Pinizzotto (née Tary, later Urquhart; born April 2, 1947) died in
Artesia, California, on February 4, 2014. ==Discography==