Rising Sons

Rising Sons was a Los Angeles, California-based band in the 1960s that featured Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal, Kevin Kelly (later in The Byrds, and even Ed Cassidy, later found of Spirit. Formed in 1965, the group was signed to Columbia Records but their album was never issued. One single, "Candy Man"/"The Devil's Got My Woman", did surface, but the group disbanded in 1966.

Related Topics:
Los Angeles, California - Ry Cooder - Taj Mahal - The Byrds - Spirit

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Mahal became a prominent blues/folk performer and Cooder made his name playing sessions and later recorded successfully under his own name.

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Rising Sons' languid, bluesy/folksy sound anticipated future recordings by outfits like Moby Grape, Buffalo Springfield, the Grateful Dead, and the Byrds. The session became widely bootlegged and nearly three decades later were finally given an official release by Columbia Records.

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Moby Grape - Buffalo Springfield - The Grateful Dead - Columbia Records

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