The Comfortable Chair

The Comfortable Chair is a West Coast musical group that released one self-titled album, The Comfortable Chair, in 1968. The name of the band refers to sitting in a comfortable chair while meditating -- a practice in transcendental meditation, with which several members were involved.[1]

History

The Comfortable Chair was formed in 1967. The group was reportedly discovered by Jim Morrison of The Doors and signed to Lou Adler's label Ode Records. The band later signed to the label Bliss, formed by Doors members John Densmore and Robby Krieger, and released a debut single, "Be Me"/ "Some Soon, Some Day." Their self-titled debut album, produced by Adler, Densmore, and Krieger, was released in 1968 to positive reviews but little commercial success. In a retrospective, Rob Fitzpatrick of The Guardian called it "a delight." The group disbanded in 1969.[2]

The group appeared in the 1968 Bob Hope and Jackie Gleason comedy movie How to Commit Marriage as a rock group associated with the young people in the plot, performing their protest song "A Child's Garden."[3]

Members

(1968–1971)
  • Bernie Schwartz - lead vocals
  • Barbara Baczek-Wallace - lead vocals
  • Gene Garfin- woodwinds, percussion, vocals
  • Greg LeRoy - bass guitar
  • Warner Davis - percussion
  • Tad Baczek - guitar
  • Gary Davis - keyboards

References

  1. ^ "5 Things You May Not Have Known About Robby Krieger". Rhino Records. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. ^ Fitzpatrick, Rob (22 May 2014). "The 101 strangest records on Spotify: The Comfortable Chair - The Comfortable Chair". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. ^ Reid, Graham (27 January 2020). "WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . THE COMFORTABLE CHAIR: Much admired but short-lived psychedelic folk". Elsewhere. Retrieved 23 March 2023.