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San Francisco-based Blue Cheer was what, in the past due ’60s, they utilized to contact a “power trio”: Dickie Peterson (b. 1948, Grand Forks, ND) (bass, vocals), Paul Whaley (drums), and Leigh Stephens (electric guitar). They performed what afterwards was called rock, so when they debuted in January 1968 using …

The Sopwith Camel gained some passing mentions in rock histories among the first SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA psychedelic era bands to record for any national label; actually, they were the first ever to have a high 40 hit, using the vaudevillian “Hello, Hello” in early 1967. These were not really, …