The Electric Flag
The Electric Flag was an American blues/rock/soul band from Chicago, led by guitarist Mike Bloomfield, keyboardist Barry Goldberg and drummer Buddy Miles, and featuring other musicians such as vocalist Nick Gravenites and bassist Harvey Brooks. Bloomfield formed the Electric Flag in 1967, following his stint with the Butterfield Blues Band. The band reached its peak with the 1968 release, A Long Time Comin', a fusion of rock, jazz, and R&B styles that charted well in the Billboard Pop Albums chart. Their initial recording was a soundtrack for The Trip, a movie about an LSD experience by Peter Fonda, written by Jack Nicholson and directed by Roger Corman.
The Electric Flag | |
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1968 advertisement, presumably associated with the album 'An American Music Band | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Blues, soul, rock |
| Years active | 1967–1969, 1974 (reunion 2007) |
| Past members | Mike Bloomfield Barry Goldberg Harvey Brooks Stemsy Hunter Buddy Miles Nick Gravenites Peter Strazza Marcus Doubleday Michael Fonfara Herb Rich Roger Troy |
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