After Ballard's exit, the group was billed as Diana Ross & the Supremes, fueling speculation that Ross was being groomed for a solo career. The Supremes had a big year in 1967, even incorporating some mild psychedelic influences into "Reflections." Holland-Dozier-Holland, however, left Motown around this time, and the quality of the Supremes' records suffered accordingly (as did the Motown organization as a whole). The Supremes were still superstars, but as a unit, they were disintegrating; it's been reported that Wilson and Birdsong didn't even sing on their final hits, a couple of which ("Love Child" and "Someday We'll Be Together") were among their best.In November 1969, Ross' imminent departure for a solo career was announced, although she played a few more dates with them, the last in Las Vegas in January 1970. Jean Terrell replaced Ross, and the group continued through 1977, with some more personnel changes (although Mary Wilson was always involved).

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DR. JOHN - Desitively Bonnaroo 1974

When you latch onto a hit formula, don't mess with it, and that is just what the doctor ordered with Desitively Bonnaroo. With installment number three of Dr. John's funky New Orleans-styled rock & roll, trying to strike gold again proved elusive. There wasn't the big hit single this time around to help boost sales, and the tunes were starting to sound a little too familiar. While not a carbon copy of his previous releases, Desitively Bonnaroo was a disappointment to his fans. Good as it was, it was the end of an era for Dr. John and his type of music.

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Born in Norristown outside of Philadelphia on December 8, 1928, Jimmy revealed his musical talents early. He was playing stride piano by fourteen and performing with his piano-playing father in a dance team during the early forties.Jimmy Smith became the organist everyone wanted to chase. Several players caught up but few received as much attention. Jimmy's career solidified, and this has been well documented. His discography alone would fill many pages. Jimmy Smith persevered in times when the Hammond organ looked like it was down and out. Numerous organ players dropped off the scene. High-tech keyboards, with their lighter weight and new sounds, forced many to abandon the mighty warhorse and carry newly fabricated organs around in their cars. Jimmy remained true to form despite all this. This album, arranged by Lalo Schifrin, features selections from two film scores (including "The Cat," for which composer Schifrin won a Grammy), some big-band style orchestrations, and plenty of blues. In 1964 this release defied the boundaries of idiom, appealing to a huge audience of jazz, r&b, and pop fans.

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Unit 4+2 was a one-hit wonder that probably deserved better. As one of the better acoustic-electric bands of the mid-'60s, the group stormed the charts with one memorable hit, "Concrete and Clay," scoring on both sides of the Atlantic, but they were never able to come up with a follow-up that was as catchy.

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Huddie William Ledbetter (January 23, 1888 - December 6, 1949) was an American folk and blues musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing, his virtuosity on the twelve string guitar, and the rich songbook of folk standards he introduced.

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The Rats are known by very few listeners, and they most likely know about them because Mick Ronson was a member before playing on David Bowie's highly influential early-1970s albums.
Formed in Hull, England, the first version of the group did not include Ronson, but did manage to release a couple of singles on Columbia U.K. in 1965.
Of the mid-sixties cuts, their version of "Spoonful" is pretty lean and mean, and the "House of the Rising Sun"-derived "New Orleans" is nicely moody.The title track is pretty indulgent 1967 psychedelia, but the hard rock covers of Gladys Knight's "Stop Get a Hold of Myself" and the folkie favorite "Morning Dew" are actually quite respectable, even if they're obviously using the Jeff Beck Group approach as the template.

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If you're not familiar with Affinity,they were a five member English ensemble that had released this sole lp in 1970.The band seems to blend the elements of pop,folk,jazz and blues into their music.A lot of thought,heart and emotion went into the making of this record.

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Another great taste of the Boston sound in the '60s.

The Rockin' Ramrods. The "hottest" band in New England in the sixties! When the Beatles offered the Rolling Stones "I Wanna Be Your Man" the Rockin' Ramrods were given the same chance. They grabbed the opportunity and made it one of the greatest hits of the northeast. The Rockin' Ramrods marked the golden era of the mid sixties with the release of 8 singles, with several hits. Probably the most famous "Beatle-type" group at the time, they have appeared with The Dave Clark Five, The Animals, Jan & Dean, Roy Orbison, Freddie Cannon and have opened for The Rolling Stones and The Kingsmen for nationwide tours.


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In 1966, this Spanish quintet became one of the very few rock groups from a non-English speaking country to have an international smash with "Black Is Black," which got to number four in the U.S. and number two in the U.K. Lead singer Mike Kogel's overwrought, pinched vocals sounded so much like Gene Pitney that many listeners assumed that "Black Is Black" was a Pitney single, and the strong resemblance remained intact throughout Los Bravos' career, both in the singing and arrangements. Indeed, with their brassy pop/rock songs and production, which sounded about halfway between New York mid-'60s pop-soul and Jay & the Americans, Los Bravos sounded far more like a mainstream American pop/rock group than a Spanish or British one. Most of their records were sung in English, and although they never made the American Top 20 again, they were far more popular in Europe, even placing another single in the British Top 20 in late 1966 with "I Don't Care".

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A great set of straight jazz from Roy, recorded for Atlantic, and with a feel that's a lot edgier than some of his other work from the time! The groups on the record feature some of the hippest soul jazz players of the time -- including Charles Tolliver, Jack Wilson, Joe Henderson, Harold Land, and Reggie Workman -- and the feel of the material is almost a precursor to the Strata East sound of the 70s. Tracks are long and spiritual -- and titles include "Glow Flower", "Ayerloom", "Virgo Vibes", "In The Limelight" and Charles Tolliver's "The Ringer".

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Ford Theatre's second and final album is more subdued and song-oriented than their debut. There's still a downbeat tone to the tunes, but they're more reflective and wistful, and less filled with psychedelic angst. An intriguing name and titles to whet psychedelic collectors' appetites. However, Color Wheel is a rambling melodic pop ditty in the 'baroque' style. Flyin' High is a much better upbeat melodic power-popper - beware the 'psych' tag on collector lists!

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1970.

Christine Anne Perfect was born on July 12, 1943 in Birmingham, England.

is an English singer, keyboardist, and songwriter. Her primary fame came as a member of the band Fleetwood Mac, though she has also released three solo albums, the first under her maiden name of Christine Perfect.

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1969

Mellow, moody, atmospheric psychedelia.

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Realizing the futility of trying to control this band, Roulette Records allowed The Fallen Angels almost total artistic freedom in the production of their second album, entitled "It's A Long Way Down". The group's efforts resulted in what many aficionados of the psychedelic genre consider a masterpiece. Without any outside meddling, The Fallen Angels were able to craft a recording which more accurately portrayed the group's eclectric musical approach. Song selections which especially stand out include: "Horn Playing On My Thin Wall", "Look To The Sun", One Of The Few Ones Left", a soaring, jazzy "Look At The wind" and the haunting finale "I'll Drive You From My Mind".

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ERIC ANDERSEN'S songs, voice, and guitar have created a career, spanning over 40 years, that includes 25 albums of original songs, and numerous tours of North America, Europe, and Japan. His songs; have been recorded by artists all over the world, including Judy Collins, Fairport Convention, Peter Paul and Mary, Rick Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, The Grateful Dead, and Francoise Hardy. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1943

In 1972, Blue River, his largest selling album to date, was released on Columbia, produced by Norbert Putnam. Joni Mitchell sang the duet harmonies on the title track.

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Rotary Connection's psychedelic chamber soul continues to sound ambitious and progressive decades after the group's departure. Instantly recognizable from the dramatic string arrangements of Charles Stepney and the five-octave voice of Minnie Riperton, the group released six albums between 1967 and 1971 that combined rock, soul, and psychedelia to theatrical.

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Blind Willie McTell's music is characterized by his clear voice and twelve-string finger picking technique. His crisp, clean guitar lines intertwine with and underline his lyrics. Through his wide repertoire McTell was able to cater to his audience, being adept at playing blues, ragtime, gospel, pop, and country material. None of his records was a hit, however, he was able to record prolifically by creating a different pseudonym for each recording scout he encountered.

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Double live albums were commonplace during the '70s, even for bands that weren't particularly good in concert. As a travelin' band, Lynyrd Skynyrd made their fame and fortune by being good in concert, so it made sense that they released a double-live, entitled One More from the Road, in 1976, months after the release of their fourth album, Gimme Back My Bullets.

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A progressive band formed in Brighton in 1968 by violinist and multi-instrumentalist Dave Arbus. Their novelty hit with the instrumental 'Jig A Jig' was completely untypical of their usual musical style, progressive rock with lots of hard rock guitar and Dave Arbus' wild violin work.
The band were very popular in London's underground clubs.


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Among the many unmemorable late '60s psychedelic bands that put out a record or two, Colours do stand out from the pack a bit for a couple of reasons. One is that they were among the relatively few American bands to adopt a very British orchestrated pop-psychedelic style, which must have been honed by incessant listening to every track the Beatles did in 1967.

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1972

Manfred Mann had spent the goddamn Sixties as a serious commercial figure, after all, and he was only willing to tread experimental musical water as long as it didn't threaten the accessibility of whatever he was making. In other words, here was a jazz-lovin' pop figure lured into a different genre by all the whacky progheads of the time.Manfred Mann's Earth Band is a completely satisfying album and one of the most underrated of the '70s.

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Original Animals members keyboardist Alan Price and drummer John Steel quit, and were replaced by Dave Rowberry and Barry Jenkins respectively. By 1966 the other members had left, except for Barry Jenkins, and the band was reformed as Eric Burdon and the Animals, which featured future Family member John Weider and future The Police guitarist Andy Summers. This incarnation had hits with songs such as "When I Was Young", "Sky Pilot" and "Monterey".

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A band that has always found more succes in Europe than in their homeland. Green On Red were based around Dan Stuart and Chuck Prophet. Seen, with some justification as the ultimate American Bar Band, Green On Red's Sound owed a good deal to Neil Young and Country/Blues traditions.

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