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Exposed in the Jovem Guarda trend from the ’60s, Leno e Lílian soon had been performing in the display Jovem Guarda, at it Record (São Paulo), and experiencing enormous national success in radio and Television shows through the entire country. Their 1st hit originated from their 1st recorded solitary “Pobre …

The short-lived Canto are mainly of note for including guitarist Steve Howe within their ranks, shortly before he joined Yes and soon after he left the psychedelic group Tomorrow. The relatively complicated tale behind their development is certainly rooted in the forming of Deep Crimson, which began as a task …

Ron & the Starfires were one particular promising local rings that was great and popular more than enough locally to access record, however, not quite in a position to produce the leap to success being a saving action, or reach a wider community by that path. These were originally known …

Borge Fredriksson was an underexposed tenor saxophonist who was simply dynamic in Sweden in the ’50s and ’60s. Although his complicated, abstract design of post-bop didn’t provide him much industrial achievement during his life time, Fredriksson’s music stayed uncovered by Scandinavian jazz players lengthy after his loss of life. Fredriksson …

Tarantula was a California-based quintet with a solid psychedelic bent, co-founded by bassist/vocalist Oz Bach of Spanky & Our Gang with Thad Maxwell (business lead electric guitar, vocals), Tom Grasso (keyboards, vocals), Mike Edelman (electric powered flute, sax, vocals), and Steve Swirn (drums). These were intensely influenced by the first …

Garage area combo the Trenchmen formed in Minot, ND, in 1965, originally comprising vocalist/bassist Jim Mackey, guitarist Greg Jordahl, organist Alan Mattson, and drummer Ken Light. Forming on the zenith of Beatlemania, the group also copped a solid sonic influence through the Projects, honing their audio at region proms and …

Since 1997, the rock and roll songwriter and performer Chris Barber has used the mixture pseudonym and music group name Spiv. He promises he discovered the word on the arbitrary trip through the dictionary, a time-honored method of naming a combo. (One inspiration to determine another name may have been …

The Invaders were a sextet from Charlottesville, VA comprising Steve Drumheller (drums, vocals), Aivars Osvalds (organ), Bobby Pollock (saxophone, vocals), Steve Pollock (guitar, vocals), Gilbert Roberts (bass), and Harold Roberts (trumpet, drums, harmonica). They performed the faculty and senior high school dance circuit around Virginia and NEW YORK, focusing on …

New Ulm, MN, garage area outfit the Fabulous Depressions shaped in 1964 — guitarist Phil Groebner, bassist Jim Dauer, organist Peter Kitzberger, and drummer John Tretault (the second option most of 11 years of age first) completed the initial lineup, which progressed through some short-lived titles including Wholly Moses, Mind …

Philadelphia garage music group the Growing Tydes was formed in 1965 by vocalist Ed Murray, guitarists Ray Rudnitskas and Mike Bell, bassist Mike Frederick, and drummer Dave Snyder. Called honoring the Rolling Rocks’ strikes collection Great Tide and Green Lawn, the band’s account swelled to six using the 1966 addition …