Meet the Small Potatoes talking head interviews with the band’s friends, manager Lester Koop (McDowell), and man on the street interviews with the band’s fans (all of whom are potatoes). The Small Potatoes’ trajectory roughly follows trends in American popular music through the second half of the 20th century: The Potatoes start as a country and western band in Idaho in the 1940s, before finding popularity first as rock and roll and then doo wop singers in the 1950s. They reach the peak of their popularity in the 1960s as a British invasion style act, followed by their experimenting with psychedelic rock after a
Funeral potatoes Funeral potatoes Funeral potatoes, hash brown casserole, cheesy hash browns, those potatoes, or party potatoes is a traditional potato hotdish or casserole that is popular in the American Intermountain West and Midwest. People of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) call it "funeral potatoes" because the casserole is commonly served as a side dish during traditional after-funeral dinners, such as those planned by members of the Relief Society (an LDS auxiliary organization). But the dish is also served at other church dinners, both within and outside of the Church (such as holiday dinners), as well as