THE FLOCK - 1969 S \ T -

THE FLOCK \ 1969 S\T .
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Our story starts one evening in 1965 in the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago where crowds had gathered to see the battle of the bands.The finalists were the New Colony Six and a group from England called the Robin Hoods. Fred Glickstein approached the Robin Hoods and asked them where they got their name from and they said they had a choice between the Robin Hoods or the Flock. Glickstein immediately phoned fellow group member Rick Canoff and expelled the joyful news that they had found a new name for the group that was then operating as the Exclusives.
The Flock added virtuoso violinist Jerry Goodman (later with MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA) and blew the minds of the audience at their debut performance at the Kinetic Playground (Theatre).
The feathered gathering comprised of Tom Webb (sax, flute, vocals & lyricist), Jerry Smith (bass & vocals), Frank Posa (trumpet & posaphone), Ron Karpman (drums & vocals), Jerry Goodman (violin, guitar & vocals), Fred Glickstein (Hammond organ, vocals, guitar & lyricist), John Gerber (sax, flute & banjo) and Rick Canoff (vocals, sax & lyricist). The group’s official West Coast debut blasted off at the Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles on 9 July 1969 evolving into major festivals alongside Hendrix, Zeppelin, Grateful Dead and The Who. Their fusion of jazz, gospel, rock, country, and progressive blues gave them an exclusive hallmark as one of the top five exponents of this style worldwide.The group was also capable of breaking into stagnating blues such as the fifteen-minute delta fusion entitled “Truth”, which encompasses some of the finest blues vocal that rustled the sixties.
The Flock had a very average songwriting skill and both albums lack excellent productions. Apparently the group reformed in 75 for another album, but the brass/horn section was gone and so was Jerry Goodman.
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