The Neighb'rhood Childr'n were an American

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band from

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. The band was primarily active during the late 1960s.

History

The band started in 1963 in

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(a small city outside of Medford) as the teen band The Navarros, playing

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and R&B. The original members were Rick Bolz, George Gleim, Dyan Hoffman, John Morrison, and Gary Campbell. After cutting a single on a local Oregon label, the band began recording in

and got caught up in the psychedelic rock movement. Morrison was drafted and replaced by Tom Ryan on drums. Later, Campbell and Gleim joined the

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, and Ryan also decided to quit the band. These three were replaced by Ron Raschdorf on guitar and W. A. Farrens on drums, both from

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. The band had previously changed their name from the Navarros to The Neighb'rhood Childr'n. They recorded a self-titled album on the

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label which was released in 1968. This album is now much sought-after by record collectors. They toured constantly in support of the album, opening for

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, and

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and going on a short tour with

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. After encountering problems on tour, the band developed a religious focus and changed their name to White Horse. A second album that was recorded for

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was not released because of the closure of the company. The Childr'n could not find another label to release their second album, and the group disbanded in 1970.

Influences

Their sound was compared to that of

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, especially because of the vocal interplay between Dyan Hoffman and Rick Bolz, and The Turtles. They also draw comparisons to the

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Discography

Albums

*''Neighb'rhood Childr'n'' (1968) *''Long Years in Space'' (1997) (compilation of first album and bonus tracks)

Singles

*"Please Leave Me Alone"/"Happy Child", 1968, Acta *"Behold The Lilies"/"I Want Action", 1968, Acta *"She's Got No Identification"/"?", 1968 *"Woman Think"/"On Our Way", 1969, Dot

References

External links

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