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The Flamin' Groovies
The Flamin' Groovies
Artist Information
Genres: Rock & Roll, Power Pop, Pop/Rock, Proto-Punk
Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's
Formed: 1965 in San Francisco, CA
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Biography
One of America's greatest, most influential, and legendary cult bands, the Flamin' Groovies came out of the San Francisco area in 1965 playing greasy, bluesy, rock & roll dashed with a liberal sprinkling of British Invasion panache, in an era soon to be dominated by hippie culture and hyperextended raga-rock freakouts. Caught in a double bind of playing the wrong kind of music at the wrong time (as well as not looking the part), the Groovies were almost completely forgotten as the ~Fillmore/~Avalon Ballroom scenes, dominated by the Dead, the Jefferson Airplane, et al., rendered them anachronistic.
Discography
Release: November 11, 2008
Label: Raven
Release: January 1, 2007
Label: Collecting