Linn County (band)

Linn County
Also known as	Linn County Blues Band
Origin	Linn County, Iowa, U.S.
Years active	1967–1970
Labels	Mercury Records

Linn County was an American band based in Iowa and later in San Francisco. Their last 2 albums, Fever Shot & Till The Break Of Dawn, have never been reissued on CD or vinyl.

History

Linn County formed around 1967 in Linn County, Iowa, USA as the Linn County Blues Band. In 1968, the band signed with Mercury Records, moved to San Francisco, California, and changed its name to Linn County. They released their first album Proud Flesh Soothseer in 1968 and toured, performing with bands and people such as: Albert King, Led Zeppelin, Sly & the Family Stone, Eric Burdon & the Animals and Ten Years After. They never became too well known, and broke up after Clark Pierson left to join Janis Joplin.

Linn County released three albums from 1968 to 1970. Over the course of their existence, they had six band members.

Members

Member	Instruments	Length
Stephen Miller	organ, vocals	1967 - 1970
Larry Easter	saxophone, flute	1967 - 1970
Bob Miskimen	bass	1967 - 1968
Dino Long	bass	1968 - 1970
Fred Walk	guitar, sitar	1967 - 1970
Jerry 'Snake' McAndrew	drums	1967 - 1969
Clark Pierson	drums	1969 - 1970

Discography

• Proud Flesh Soothseer 1968
• Fever Shot 1969
• Till The Break Of Dawn 1970

References

• Linn County Discography. Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
• Fred Walk. Iowa Blues Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.

• Roxon, Lillian: Lilian Roxon's Rock Encyclopedia (Grosset and Dunlop, Universal Library Edition, 1972) p297 ISBN 0-448-00255-8