William Penn and His Pals

Acidity punk outfit William Penn & His Pals shaped at the faculty of San Mateo in past due 1964; originally dubbed the DiscCounts, the founding lineup comprised vocalist Neil Holtmann, guitarist Mike Dunn, bassist Steve Nice, and drummer Ron Cox. Keyboardist Dave Lovell authorized on in early 1965, and some months later on, the group considerably overhauled its lineup and appearance — implementing the moniker William Penn & His Pals, the music group (at that time Holtmann, Cox, Lovell, guitarist Mike Shapiro, and bassist Steve Leidenthal) used Groundbreaking War-era stage garb that included ruffled t-shirts and tri-cornered hats. The addition of previous Nomads guitarist Jack port Shelton swelled the roster to a six-piece, as well as for a short while, the lineup also included another drummer, Mickey Hart, who later on sign on using the Thankful Deceased. In early 1966, keyboardist Gregg Rolie changed Lovell; with time he assumed the lion’s talk about of vocal responsibilities as well, leading to Holtmann’s dismissal through the group. William Penn & His Pals had been a regular existence for the Bay Region live scene, starting for the Jefferson Aircraft, Paul Revere & the Raiders, and Them; in 1966, they cut their lone one “Swami” (acknowledged towards the William Penn Fyve), afterwards anointed an underground traditional because of its addition on the 3rd Pebbles collection. A cope with the Illusion label was pending, however in 1967, the group dissolved, with Rolie eventually signing up for Santana. In 2003, the Defeat label collected most of William Penn & His Pals’ documented output on Compact disc.