Linn County (band)
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Linn County | |
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| 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.
History
Linn County formed around 1966 in Linn County, Iowa, USA as the Prophets". 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 were becoming more well known when the group broke up shortly after Clark Pierson left to join Janis Joplin and Steve Miller left to join Elvin Bishop. Fred Walk kept the band together with different personnel for a time then disbanded the group in 1973. Linn County also headlined or played with Ike & Tina Turner, Earl Hooker, John Lee Hooker,Paul Butterfield, Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, Steve Miller, Albert Collins and a host of others during rock festivals. When Linn County signed with Mercury, they were given the (then) unheard of sum of $50,000.00 as a signing bonus plus funds to move the group from Chicago to San Francisco.
Linn County released three albums from 1968 to 1970. Over the course of their existence, they had seven band members.
Members
| Member | Instruments | Length |
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| Stephen Miller | organ, vocals | 1967 - 1970 |
| Larry Easter | saxophone, flute | 1967 - 1971 |
| Bob Miskimen | bass | 1967 - 1968 |
| Dino Long | bass | 1968 - 1970 |
| Fred Walk | guitar, sitar | 1967 - 1973 |
| 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.
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2008) |
- Roxon, Lillian: Lilian Roxon's Rock Encyclopedia (Grosset and Dunlop, Universal Library Edition, 1972) p297 ISBN 0-448-00255-8
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