Snail (band)

Snail
OriginSanta Cruz, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1967 (1967)–present
Members
  • Bob O'Neill (guitar)
  • Ken Kraft (guitar)
  • Craig Owens (bass)
  • Jimmy Norris (drums)
Websitesnailrocks.com

Snail is an American rock band best known for their Billboard charting single, The Joker.[1] They toured nationally and shared the stage with Santana, Thin Lizzy, Sammy Hagar, Taj Mahal, and Iron Butterfly, as well as touring with Styx and The Doobie Brothers, among others.[2][3][4][5] In 1978, the group performed on American Bandstand.[6][7][8] The band has had various members but original members Bob O'Neill and Ken Kraft have remained throughout the band's history.

  1. ^ "Snail - Billboard Top 100". Billboard. September 23, 1978. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "Santana, Snail at Selling Arena, Fresno". Concert Archives. October 10, 1969. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Styx concert dates - Snail opening act". Styx Toury. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Spotlight", Santa Cruz Sentinel, Page 13, June 22, 1979
  5. ^ "Five-hour Rock Concert to Spotlight Three Bands", The Dispatch, Page 44, June 19, 1971
  6. ^ "Snail Crawls to the Top by Lee Upton", Lansing State Journal, Page 47, August 19, 1978
  7. ^ "Snail Returns to Santa Cruz", Santa Cruz Sentinel, Page 31, September 24, 1978
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Good Times 2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).