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Proud Flesh Soothseer , 1968
Linn County was an American blues-based band based in Iowa , and later in San Francisco, California .[ 1] Linn County released three albums from 1968 to 1970.[ 1] Over the course of their existence, they had seven band members.
History
Linn County formed around 1966 in Linn County, Iowa , United States as the Prophets. In 1968, the band signed with Mercury Records , moved to San Francisco, and changed its name to Linn County. They released their first album Proud Flesh Soothseer in 1968,[ 1] and toured performing with bands and musicians 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 Stephen Miller left to join Elvin Bishop .[ 1] 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 music festivals .
Members
Member
Instruments
Length
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
References
Bibliography
Roxon, Lillian: Lilian Roxon's Rock Encyclopedia (Grosset and Dunlop, Universal Library Edition, 1972) p. 297 ISBN 0-448-00255-8
External links
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