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The Leaves - 41% match to The Rising Sons

Formed in Northridge, California, USA, in 1964, this folk rock group began its career as the Rockwells, a college-based ‘frat’ band. Founder members Robert Lee Reiner (guitar) and Jim Pons (bass) were joined by Bill Rinehart (guitar) and Jimmy Kern (drums) in an attraction offering a diet of surf tunes and R&B-styled oldies. By the end of the year vocalist John Be Read more

Hearts And Flowers - 27% match to The Rising Sons

Formed in 1964 at the Troubador Club in Los Angeles, California, when Rick Cunha (guitar/vocals) and Dave Dawson (autoharp/vocals), then working as a duo, met Larry Murray (guitar/vocals, ex-Scotsville Squirrel Barkers). Together they formed an acoustic country/folk act that quickly became an integral part of the west coast circuit. Now Is The Time For Hearts And Flowers reveal Read more

The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - 26% match to The Rising Sons

Originally known as the Ashes, this Los Angeles, California, USA-based quintet assumed the above name in 1966. The band, comprising Sandi Robinson (vocals), John Merrill (guitar), Lance Fent (guitar), Al Brackett (bass) and Jim Voigt (drums) made their debut with ‘Time Is After You’ for the locally based Vault label, before securing a major recording contract with CBS Read more

Delaney & Bonnie - 17% match to The Rising Sons

Delaney Bramlett (1 July 1939, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA) first came to prominence as a member of the Shindogs, the house band on US television’s Shindig. As well as recording with the group, Bramlett made several unsuccessful solo singles prior to meeting Bonnie Lynn (b. Bonnie Lynn O’Farrell, 8 November 1944, Acton, Illinois, USA) in California. His futur Read more

P.F. Sloan - 17% match to The Rising Sons

Phillip Gary Schlein, 18 September 1945, New York City, New York, USA. Sloan moved to Los Angeles as a teenager and in 1959 recorded his first single, ‘All I Want Is Loving’, for the ailing Aladdin Records. When a second release, ‘If You Believe In Me’ (for the Mart label) failed to sell, Sloan began a career as a contract songwriter. In 1964 he joined Lo Read more

The Music Machine - 16% match to The Rising Sons

The Merry-Go-Round - 15% match to The Rising Sons

Formed in Hawthorne, California, USA, in 1966, the Merry-Go-Round were bit players in the Los Angeles pop scene at the same time groups such as the Doors and Buffalo Springfield were gaining national success. Original members Emitt Rhodes (25 February 1950, Hawthorne, California, USA; keyboards/bass) and Gary Kato (lead guitar) were influenced by the harmonies and melodies o Read more

The Standells - 14% match to The Rising Sons

Tony Valentino (guitar/vocals) and Larry Tamblyn (organ) formed the Standells in 1962. The early line-up included drummer Gary Leeds (3 September 1944, Glendale, California, USA), who later found fame in the Walker Brothers, Gary Lane (bass) and former Mousketeer Dick Dodd (drums). The quartet became a leading teen-based attraction in plush Los Angeles nightspots. This confo Read more

Dino, Desi & Billy - 13% match to The Rising Sons

The Barbarians - 12% match to The Rising Sons

Formed in 1964 in Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA, the Barbarians comprised Jeff Morris, Jerry Causi, Bruce Benson and ‘Moulty’ Molten. They made their recording debut with ‘Hey Little Bird’, issued on the local Joy Records, prior to signing a contract with Laurie Records. In 1965 the Barbarians enjoyed a minor US hit with ‘Are You A Boy Or Are You A G Read more

The Beau Brummels - 12% match to The Rising Sons

Formed in San Francisco, California, USA in 1964, the Beau Brummels provided a vital impetus to the city’s emergent rock circuit. Vocalist Sal Valentino (Sal Spampinato, 8 September 1942, San Francisco, California, USA) had previously led his own group, Sal Valentino And The Valentines, which issued ‘I Wanna Twist’/‘Lisa Marie’ in 1962. Ron Elliott ( Read more

The Blues Project - 12% match to The Rising Sons

The Blues Project was formed in New York, USA in the mid-60s by guitarist Danny Kalb, and took its name from a compendium of acoustic musicians with whom he played. Tommy Flanders (vocals), Steve Katz (9 May 1945, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA; guitar), Andy Kulberg (b. Buffalo, New York, USA; bass, flute), Roy Blumenfeld (drums), plus Kalb, were latterly joined by Read more

The International Submarine Band - 12% match to The Rising Sons

This country rock outfit was formed in New England, USA, in 1965 by Gram Parsons (Ingram Cecil Connor III, 5 November 1946, Winter Haven, Florida, USA, d. 19 September 1973, Joshua Tree, California, USA; vocals, keyboards, guitar), Ian Dunlop (bass/vocals), John Nuese (guitar, ex-Trolls) and Tom Snow (piano), who was later replaced by a drummer, Mickey Gauvin. It was Gauvin Read more

Freedy Johnston - 11% match to The Rising Sons

1961, Kinsley, Kansas, USA. Johnston, a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter whose music defies easy categorization, made his debut for Bar/None Records in 1990 with the Chris Butler-produced The Trouble Tree. An accomplished record, highlighted by the artist’s succinct lyrics and able characterization of his subjects, it received positive reviews throughout the US un Read more

The Knickerbockers - 11% match to The Rising Sons

The Knickerbockers was formed in 1964 by Buddy Randell (saxophone), a former member of the Royal Teens and Jimmy Walker (drums/vocals). The line-up was completed by the Charles brothers, John (bass) and Beau (lead guitar). Originally known as the Castle Kings, the group took its name from an avenue in their home town of Bergenfield, New Jersey, USA. Signed to the Challenge labe Read more