In the late '60s a new sound was born when horns were introduced to rock and roll. The sound added power and volume,
and jazzed up the music.
Bands like "Blood Sweat & Tears." "Paul Butterfield Blues Band," "Chicago Transit Authority" (soon to become "Chicago"),
the "Electric Flag" and "Sly &The Family Stone" lead the way. These bands were also commercially successful providing
the rational for others to add more band members and further dividing the monetary pie. Soon not only were rock and
blues bands adding horns, but "Holiday Inn" bands were also beefing up and writing their own material in hopes of
landing a deal. Traditional blues and soul bands had always had horns going back to the jump blues days of the
early '50s, but it took until the late '60s for rock bands to get on board. Rather than draw the line as to what
is or isn't "rock and roll", I've decided to blur the edges and include representation of some of the other genres
of the day such as jump blues, soul, and hit rock records that augmented their sound with big horn arrangements.
Some eye openers for me were "Little John", "Colosseum", "Chase" and "Ekseption". I didn't realize how excellent
these bands were.
One album cover and one tune per band is included below. Hope you find your favorite band represented. If not,
let VinylBeat.com know on Facebook.
Aesops Fables - Cadet Concept LPS-323
Average White Band - Atlantic SD 7308
"Pick Up the Pieces"
Bagatelle - ABC ABCS-646
Ballinjack - Columbia C 30344
"Street People"
Bar-Kays - Volt S-417
"Soul Finger"
Beginning of the End - Alston SD 33-379
"Funky Nassau"
Bell, Archie - Atlantic SD 8204
"I Can't Stop Dancing"
Big Foot - Forward STW 1004
"When Will It Hit Me"
Bland, Bobby - Duke DLP 75
"Turn On Your Lovelight"
Blood Sweat & Tears - Columbia CS 9619
"I Can't Quit Her"
Board Of Regents - Beat HFS-174
Brown, James - King KS 7-1115
"There Was a Time"
Buckinghams - USA 1672
"Kind of a Drag"
Butterfield Blues Band - Elektra EKS-74015
"Run Out Of Time"
Chase - Epic KE 31097
"Woman of the Dark"
Chicago - Columbia GP 8
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"
Cold Blood - San Francisco SD 200
"I Just Want To Make Love To You"
Colosseum - Dunhill DS-50062
"Walking In the Park"
Colwell-Winfield Blues Band - Verve FTS-3056
"Free Will Fantasy"
Dada - Atco SD 33-352
"Big Dipper"
Dallas County - Enterprise ENS-1011
"The Toll"
Ekseption - Philips PHS 700-002
"Vivace"
Electric Flag - Columbia CS 9597
"Over-Lovin' You"
Evergreen Blues - ABC S-669
"Eye In the Sky"
Fabulous Flippers - Veritas VS 2570
"For Once In My Life"
Flock - Columbia CS 9911
"Tired of Waiting"
Gas Mask - Tonsil T-4001
"Light the Road"
Gasoline Band - Hifly 9
"The Bitch"
Graham Central Station - WB BS 2876
"Your Love"
Honk - 20th Century T-406
"Hidin' Out"
Ides Of March - WB 1863
"Vehicle"
If - Capitol ST 539
"The Promised Land"
Isis - Buddah BDS 5626
"Icy Winds"
Jam Factory - Epic BN 26521
"Tight Knit Group"
Joplin, Janis - Columbia KCS 9913
"Try"
Kool & the Gang - De-Lite DEP-2023
"Open Sesame"
Lighthouse - Evolution 3007
"One Fine Morning"
Little John - Epic BN 26531
"Bombay Calling"
Loading Zone - RCA LSP-3959
"Don't Lose Control Of Your Soul"
