Mad River was an American
psychedelic rock band, who were briefly popular in the late 1960s. They released two albums on Capitol Records.
Mad River formed at
Antioch College
Antioch College is a private liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Christian Connection, the college began operating in 1852 as a non-sectarian institution; politician and education reformer Horace Mann was its ...
in
Yellow Springs, Ohio
Yellow Springs is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,697 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Antioch College.
History
The area of the village had long b ...
in April 1966.
The band took its name from the nearby
Mad River. By March 1967, they had relocated to
Berkeley, California
Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and E ...
.
There they came to the attention of cult author
Richard Brautigan who launched the band into the growing
hippie culture.
They released an
EP on the independent Wee label before signing a contract with
Capitol Records in February 1968. The group's lead songwriter was Lawrence Hammond,
but all of the members sang vocals. They released two albums before disbanding in July 1969.
Lawrence Hammond put out several solo albums in the 1970s and 1980s, and Greg Dewey later joined Country Joe and the Fish,
as well as playing with two of
Marty Balin
Martyn Jerel Buchwald (January 30, 1942 – September 27, 2018), known as Marty Balin (), was an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the founder/leader and one of the lead singers and songwriters of Jefferson Airplane and J ...
's post-
Jefferson Airplane groups.
Greg Druian (corrected spelling of early member)
Members
*David Robinson - guitar
*Rick Bockner- guitar, vocals
*Lawrence Hammond - bass, lead vocals
*Tom Manning - bass, vocals (April - September 1966 / 6 & 12 string guitar - March 1967 - December 1968)
*Greg Dewey - drums, vocals
*Greg Duian - guitar (April - 1966 - March 1967)
Discography
*''Mad River'' (
Capitol Records, ST-2985. 1968)
*''Paradise Bar and Grill'' (
Capitol Records, 1969) U.S. No. 192
[ Joel Whitburn, ''The Billboard Albums''. 6th edition (2006), p. 639]
:Both albums have been reissued by both Edsel and Sundazed Records.
References
External links
Brautigan.net article(accessed 5-25-10)
Musical groups established in 1965
Musical groups disestablished in 1970
Psychedelic rock music groups from California
Yellow Springs, Ohio
Rock music groups from Ohio
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