Rotary Connection

Rotary Connection
Rotary Connection c. 1968
Rotary Connection c. 1968
Background information
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
Genres
Years active1965 (1965)–1973 (1973)
Labels
Past membersMinnie Riperton
Phil Upchurch
Mitch Aliotta
Sidney Barnes
Bobby Simms
Charles Stepney
Tommy Vincent
Kenny Venegas
Tom Donlinger
Jim Donlinger
Jim Nyeholt
Judy Hauff
Shirley Wahls
Jon Stocklin

Rotary Connection was an American psychedelic soul band, formed in Chicago in 1966.

In addition to their own recordings, including their 1967 debut album Rotary Connection, the band backed Muddy Waters on his 1968 psychedelic blues album Electric Mud. The band's members included Minnie Riperton, who would later emerge as a solo artist.

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  3. ^ Ollison, Rashod (March 16, 2016). "You can see inside me: Minnie Riperton and 'Adventures in Paradise'". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2023-02-05. sang lead vocals in Rotary Connection, an ambitious psychedelic rock band
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