The Youngbloods - The Youngbloods
On this episode, we discuss one of the first albums of 1967, the eponymous debut by the Youngbloods.
1967 is one of the most heralded years in rock music, and The Youngbloods was a good primer to the music that would come culminating in the Summer of Love. Originally from the East Coast, the Youngbloods took inspiration from the folk music and acoustic blues they heard and played in the coffee houses of the in The Village in New York and fused it with the sounds of coming from the West Coast. Best known for the top 5 single "Get Together," The Youngbloods is an eclectic LP, full of by amazing and unique harmonies and sound that is equal parts rock, folk, and West Coast jangle.
THINGS WE DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
The Youngbloods appearing on American Bandstand in 1967 perfroming “Grizzly Bear.”
Before they start playing, Jerry Corbitt tells host Dick Clark that he wrote the song and even provide where he got the inspirations. However, the song was actually written by Jim Jackson and first released in 1928 as “This Morning She’s Gone.”
