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Pop / Rock
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| Descriptive "tags": |
psychedelic • 60s • garage rock • rock • garage • nuggets • psychedelic rock • 60s garage
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| Decades Active: |
1960s
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1980s
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1990s
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2000s
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| Links online: |
Wikipedia
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Biography
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 Beck had been added to the line-up, while Kern was replaced by Tom Ray early in 1965. Having branched into the Los Angeles club circuit, the Rockwells were among the finalists auditioning to replace the Byrds at the fabled Ciro’s on Sunset Strip. They duly won the residency whereupon the group took a more contemporary name, the Leaves. Having secured a recording contract with Mira Records via a production deal with singer Pat Boone’s Penhouse production company, the Leaves made their recording debut with ‘Too Many People’ in September 1965. For a follow-up the quintet opted...
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