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One of classic rock's true, "one-hit-wonders", The Youngbloods had a brief, but interesting career. Jesse Colin Young got his start as a solo act on the folk circuits of Boston and New York, and had already cut a couple of unsuccessful albums before deciding to form a band with guitarist Jerry Corbitt. After a failed single called "My Babe", they hired aspiring jazz drummer Joe Bauer and guitarist/pianist Lowell Levinger III, better known simply as "Banana". Young began playing bass when several candidates, including Felix Pappalardi and Harvey Brooks (later of The Electric Flag), proved incompatible, and the quartet took the name 'Youngbloods' from the singer's second solo album. The group was eventually selected as the house band at New York's famed Cafe Au Go Go, and established itself as a leading folk rock / good time attraction. Their sound would temper their blues and jugband influences with gentle California psychedelia, particularly after they moved to the San Francisco Bay area. While Young was always the focal point of the band, their first two albums also had songwriting contributions from Jerry Corbitt. Their first single, "Grizzly Bear" was a local hit and their second attempt, "Get Together" didn't do much better when it was first released. This Dino Valenti song had previously been recorded by the

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Forrest Gump Soundtrack

Forrest Gump Soundtrack

I Love Rock & Roll: Hits of the '60s, Vol. 2

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