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1970: Jay Ferguson

Orb — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 20:57:16 +0000

Biography Jay Ferguson (born John Arden Ferguson; May 10, 1947) is an American rock/pop musician, known for his work with Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, and his 1978 solo hit “Thunder Island“. His later career has been as a composer of music for television programs and films. Childhood and early musical career Born in Burbank, […]

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1971: Jo Jo Gunne

Orb — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 03:56:13 +0000

Biography Jo Jo Gunne is a rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1971 by Jay Ferguson (keyboards, vocals and guitar) and Mark Andes (bass guitar and vocals) after they had left Spirit. The group’s name is derived from “Joe Joe Gun”, a Chuck Berry song that peaked at #83 as a single […]

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1969: Crabby Appleton

Orb — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 03:30:52 +0000

Biography Crabby Appleton was an American rock band in the early 1970s. Fronted by singer-songwriter Michael Fennelly, they scored a Top 40 hit with their first single, “Go Back.” Though nearly everyone in the group was from a Los Angeles, California based band called Stonehenge, the group’s line-up was revamped with the introduction of […]

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1947: Percy Mayfield

Orb — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 21:03:15 +0000

Biography Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920 – August 11, 1984) was an American songwriter famous for the songs “Hit the Road Jack” and “Please Send Me Someone to Love“, as well as a successful rhythm and blues artist known for his smooth vocal style. Mayfield was born in Minden, the seat of Webster Parish […]

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1964: Count Five

Orb — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 03:17:19 +0000

Biography The Count Five was a 1960s garage rock band from San Jose, California, best known for their Top 10 single “Psychotic Reaction”. The band was founded in 1964 by John “Mouse” Michalski (born 1948, Cleveland, Ohio) (lead guitar) and Roy Chaney (born 1948, Indianapolis, Indiana) (bass guitar), two high school friends who had previously […]

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1957: The Poni-Tails

Orb — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 23:00:12 +0000

Biography The Poni-Tails were an American girl group from Lyndhurst, Ohio. Formed in a suburb of Cleveland, the Poni-Tails – Toni Cistone, Karen Topinka and Patti McCabe – started singing at Brush High School, which they all attended. Tom Ilius, a music publisher, had them signed to local record label Point Records, who released […]

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1970: Norman Greenbaum

Orb — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 20:49:48 +0000

Biography Best-known for his 1970 hit “Spirit in the Sky,” singer/songwriter Norman Greenbaum was born November 20, 1942, in Malden, MA. He began his musical career while a student at Boston University, playing area coffeehouses before relocating to the West Coast during the mid-’60s and forming a kind of psychedelic jug band dubbed Dr. West’s […]

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1967: Spirit

Orb — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 02:26:15 +0000

Biography Spirit was a highly regarded rock band that achieved modest commercial success, charting 11 albums in the U.S. between 1968 and 1977. Founded in Los Angeles in 1967 by musicians who had a mixture of rock, pop, folk, blues, classical, and jazz backgrounds, and who ranged in age from 16 to 44, the […]

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1983: Trixter

Orb — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:49:12 +0000

Biography TRIXTER was formed in 1983 in Paramus, New Jersey by STEVE BROWN & PETER LORAN. After a year in the basement and the addition of new drummer, MARK GUS SCOTT, they played their first live gigs. They began play ing the NJ / NY club scene and built a huge following of fans. […]

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1962: The Surfaris

Orb — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 02:23:18 +0000

Biography The Surfaris were an American surf rock band formed in Glendora, California in 1962. They are best known for two songs that hit the charts in the Los Angeles, California area, and nationally by May 1963: “Surfer Joe” on the A-side and “Wipe Out” on the B-side of a 45 RPM single. The original band […]

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1955: The Jacks / The Cadets

Orb — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:37:45 +0000

Biography The Cadets are an American doo wop group, formed in Los Angles in the late 40’s. The group began as a gospel group, the Santa Monica Soul Seekers, in the late 1940s. The members were Lloyd McCraw, Willie Davis, Austin “Ted” Taylor, Aaron Collins, Glendon Kingsby, and Will “Dub” Jones. In 1955, the group auditioned for Modern Records, and were accepted. The Cadets were among […]

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