Oldish Psych and Prog

Hailing from Austin, Texas, this band played a mixture of hard rock, folk rock and West Coast with flower power lyrics. Their two albums are not easy to come by but they are not expensive and recommended for their excellent guitar work. The first album contains seven Bob Bruno songs (mostly psychedelic with some jazzy touches, notably on Wind) and four by Jerry Jeff Walker (which are more folk/rock oriented).

At the end of 1967 they gave a unique concert at the Carnegie Hall with the New York Pro Musica, a baroque ensemble.

Their second album is qually interesting and contains songs like Mixtures and Parallel which are really nice. Neither of these albums sold well however and the group broke up.

Jerry Walker later enjoyed a long and successful solo career, as a singer and a songwriter (his Mr. Bojangles was covered by many artists, including the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Bob Dylan).

(Vernon Joynson / Stephane Rebeschini)

• JERRY 'JEFF' WALKER gtr, vcls
• BOB BRUNO ld gtr, keyb'ds, vcls
• DAVID SCHERSTROM drms
• GARY WHITE bs
• PETE TROUTNER vcls, gtr, perc