Kaleidoscope (American band)

For the British band, see Kaleidoscope (British band).
Kaleidoscope
Original members of Kaleidoscope as imaged on their first album, Side Trips, released in 1967
Original members of Kaleidoscope as imaged on their first album, Side Trips, released in 1967
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Years active1966–1970
(Reunions in 1976 and 1990)
LabelsEpic, Island
Past membersDavid Lindley
Chester Crill
Solomon Feldthouse
John Vidican
Chris Darrow
Stuart Brotman
Paul Lagos
Jeff Kaplan
Ron Johnston

Kaleidoscope (originally the Kaleidoscope) was an American psychedelic folk group who recorded four albums and several singles for Epic Records between 1966 and 1970. The band membership included David Lindley, who later released numerous solo albums and won additional renown as a multi-instrumentalist session musician, and Chris Darrow who later performed and recorded with a number of groups including the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.