The Chambers Brothers started out as a gospel & folk group, playing in clubs, coffeeshops and making an appearance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, thanks to Pete Seeger. After that experience & after attending a recording session with the newly electrified Bob Dylan, they decided to move in an …
Released in September 1969, Get Ready is Rare Earth’s second album, and their first with Motown Records. Rare Earth started out in Detroit, where the Motown sound was a huge influence. They began as The Sunliners and got local notice. In 1968, realizing their name was likely holding them back, …
Time for some real latin-tinged funk. Released in 1972, War’s The World is a Ghetto is their third album after Eric Burdon departed. Many feel it is their best album, and I agree. If you know War from “Spill the Wine”, “Low Rider” and “The Cisco Kid”, I believe you’ll …
