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Hearts and Plants were probably one of the most eclectic organizations within the Southern California folk-rock picture in the ’60s, skewing more towards the folk part of the formula and frequently adding flourishes of psychedelia and, most of all, bluegrass and nation music. The group was founded by guitarist Larry …

b. 17 July 1944, Washington, DC, USA. Elevated in southern California, guitarist/vocalist Cunha was a creator person in Hearts And Blossoms, a pivotal middle-60s US nation/folk trio. He made an appearance on the debut recording, but was changed by Bernie Leadon for Of Horses, Children And Forgotten Ladies. Cunha subsequently …