The American Breed was an American rock band that was formed in 1966 and disbanded in 1969. The group was formed in Cicero, Illinois as Gary & The Nite Lites. The group's greatest success was the single, "Bend Me, Shape Me," which reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968. The song, written by Scott English and Larry Weiss, was a remake of a recording by The Outsiders that had been released the year before. The group also appeared on the 16 December 1967 episode of the television show American Bandstand, along with Pink Floyd. The original members of the group were Gary Loizzo on vocals, Charles Colbert, Jr. on bass guitar, Al Ciner on guitar, and Lee Graziano on drums. All members were from the greater Chicago area. As Gary & The Nite Lites, they were somewhat successful in Chicago and released one single. Soon afterwards, the group underwent several changes. They moved to the Acta record label and renamed themselves The American Breed. Two new members were also added by 1968: Kevin Murphy on keyboards and Andre Fischer on drums. Pumpkin, Powder, Scarlet & Green is the third album released by The American Breed, released in the summer of 1968. This album was not as successful as their first two efforts, but the album did manage to have three modest hit singles: "Cool It (We're Not Alone)", "Ready, Willing and Able" (#84), and a cover version of The Troggs' "Anyway That You Want Me" (#88). Unfortunately, this album marked a beginning in decline of the group's popularity. 01 - Pumpkin 02 - Cool It (We're Not Alone) 03 - Welcome You're In Love 04 - The Right To Cry 05 - Ready, Willing And Able 06 - Take Me If You Want Me 07 - Powder 08 - Scarlet 09 - Anyway That You Want Me 10 - Master Of My Fate 11 - Music To Think By 12 - Train On A One Track Mind 13 - I'm Gonna Make You Mine 14 - Green LINK
Arlo Davy Guthrie is an American folk singer. Like his father, Woody Guthrie, Arlo often sings songs of protest against social injustice. One of Guthrie's works is "Alice's Restaurant Massacree," a satirical talking blues song of about 18 minutes in length. As a singer, songwriter and lifelong political activist, Arlo carries on the legacy of his legendary father. He was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience award on September 26, 1992. 01 - The Motorcycle Song 02 - Wouldn't You Believe It 03 - Try Me One More Time 04 - John Looked Down 05 - Meditation (Wave Upon Wave) 06 - Standing At The Threshold 07 - The Pause Of Mr. Claus LINK Arlo Guthrie - 1972 - Hobo's Lullaby 01 - Anytime 02 - City Of New Orleans 03 - Lightning Bar Blues 04 - Shackles And Chains 05 - 1913 Massacre 06 - Somebody Turned On The Light 07 - Ukulele Lady 08 - When The Ship Comes In 09 - Mapleview (20%) Rag 10 - Days Are Short 11 - Hobo's Lullaby LINK Arlo Guthrie - 1976 - Amigo
01 Guabi Guabi 02 Darkest Hour 03 Massachusets 04 Victor Jara 05 Patriot's Dream 06 Grocery Blues 07 Walking Song 08 My love 09 Manzanillo Bay 10 Ocean Crossing 11 Connection
Beck, Bogert & Appice was a hard rock supergroup power trio formed of guitarist Jeff Beck after two previous incarnations of The Jeff Beck Group, and bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice who were both previously in Vanilla Fudge and Cactus. The album had solid sales in 1973 and produced a minor hit single with a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition." This would be the band's only studio album, as Beck left the band without warning during the recording of their second album, forcing a sudden dissolution in 1974. 01 - Black Cat Moan 02 - Lady 03 - Oh To Love You 04 - Superstition 05 - Sweet Sweet Surrender 06 - Why Should I Care 07 - Lose Myself With You 08 - Livin' Alone 09 - I'm So Proud 11 - I'm So Proud (Single) 12 - Lady (Single) LINK
Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. The band reached the height of its fame in the 1970s with ten charting albums released in that decade. Their style is punctuated by multiple guitar players and the raspy voice and on-stage antics of vocalist Jim "Dandy" Mangrum. The group, originally called "The Knowbody Else", was formed in 1965 in Black Oak, Arkansas, by Jim "Dandy" Mangrum (vocals), Rickie Reynolds (guitar), Stanley Knight (guitar), Harvey Jett (guitar), Pat Daugherty (bass), and Wayne Evans (drums). 01 - Someone Something 02 - When I'm Gone 03 - Let Us Pray 04 - Sly Fox 05 - Mean Woman (if You Ever Blues) 06 - No One And The Sun 07 - Theatre 08 - Collective Thinking 09 - Older Than Grandpa LINK
