Alan Ciner (born May 14, 1947) is an American guitarist best known for playing guitar for

The American Breed The American Breed was an American rock band from Chicago in the 1960s. The band was originally called Gary & The Knight Lites before adopting the name The American Breed in 1967. The band had a number of charting songs in 1967–68, the be ...

from 1966 to 1969.

Career

He was also the guitarist for Gary & the Knight Lites. He briefly played for

Rufus Rufus is a masculine given name, a surname, an Ancient Roman cognomen and a nickname (from Latin ''rufus'', "red"). Notable people with the name include: Given name Politicians * Rufus Ada George (born 1940), Nigerian politician * Rufus Al ...

and is heard on one of the band's best-known hits, "

Tell Me Something Good "Tell Me Something Good" is a song by Rufus and Chaka Khan, written by Stevie Wonder and released in 1974. The single was a hit in the United States, peaking at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and spent one week at number one on the ' ...

". He later replaced James "Smitty" Smith (who had in turn replaced

Michael Allsup Michael Rand Allsup (born March 8, 1947) is an American guitarist, best known as a member of the rock and roll band Three Dog Night. Background Allsup's parents were originally from Oklahoma, but relocated to the small town of Empire, Californ ...

) in

Three Dog Night Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in 1967, with founding members consisting of vocalists Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, and Chuck Negron. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Michael Allsup ...

in 1975; and remained with them until they initially disbanded in 1976. In the late 1970s, he played on three songs, "Trying to Get to You", "Give Me One More Chance" and "I’m Carrying" which eventually surfaced on the ''From the Heart & Soul'' album by

Dianne Brooks Gwendolyn Dianne Brooks (January 3, 1939 – April 29, 2005), was a soul, r&b and jazz singer from New Jersey. With the Three Playmates, Brooks recorded several songs in 1957. She moved to Toronto shortly thereafter. Her part in Canadian soul m ...

which was released by the Panda Digital label in 2021.Toronto Cultural Media Network, ''That Canadian Magazine'', October 21, 2021
Dianne Brooks: From the Heart & Soul By Raul Da Gama
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1947 births Living people American rock guitarists American male guitarists Three Dog Night members Rufus (band) members The American Breed members Guitarists from Chicago 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians {{US-guitarist-stub