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This blog will be concerning its self with gathering information on various groups that have little or any known history and will hopfully stir some long lost memories to awaken & share with us...more bands in the next couple of days....

First off we have 'cookin' mama' who played a mix of funky-soul- rock and featuring one of my favourite singers of the period sherry fox who would later turn up in 'rj fox & oasis'... 

the bands only album...

Next is 'gropus cackus' from san jose who actually mangaged to release three fine pop-rock singles of which the first 'music maker/gimme some loving' appeared on the local label 'jaguar'...they were : jim kalogrides/wayne molzahn/rich lamonico/rich spitaleri and bill duncan...their single 'rhyme and reason' from '72 was quite a hit for them with its b-side written by the former 'family tree' member bob sigarini.. 

gropus cackus.

 The 'glass menagerie' featured drummer michael shrieve along with : brian godula/bob qouivect/dave wilkie and recording demo's at 'coast recorders'...shrieve of course would go on to santana...

a rare glass menagerie poster...


The next band 'big foot' are another example of a band releasing an album but slipping through the cracks to many with again little history...just in! they were from orange county so further info not required....

 

nice poster for big foot...

Next is a band that again played many shows around the city and leaving behind alive tape which i've not heard...this was a name adopted by 'group b' who renamed themselves after getting a new drummer but lost their bassist dickie peterson a short time later when he formed 'blue cheer'...

photo of band included too...

I understand a demo tape exists of the following band 'dancing food and entertainment' looked after by bill graham's millard agency and featuring soon to depart singer/violinist naomi eisenberg to the dan hicks group...i'd love to hear that demo as they sound an interesting band...

great poster for dancing food and entertainment.

The next band have next to nothing known but seem to have been a pretty good blues-rock outfit who supposedly signed to 'pulsar records' but played sessions for james cotton and wayne talbot...


two interesting poster's for melting pot.

The next band again are rumored to have signed a recording deal with 'vanguard' but have you ever seen anything by them? 'jade muse' appeared around town with next to nothing known so can you help out?


great poster's for an unknown band...

the next band were a late entry to the huge cannon of san francisco bands and not appearing till at least '69 'gentle dance' played a mix of country-folk-rock and were led by drummer william maginnis and again a group i'd love to hear...

gentle dance with maginnis top left.








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