Sons of Champlin

The Sons of Champlin
The Sons of Champlin in 2014. Left to right: Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Grillo, Richard Mithun, Geoffrey Palmer, Alan Hertz, Jeff Lewis, Tim Cain.
The Sons of Champlin in 2014. Left to right: Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Grillo, Richard Mithun, Geoffrey Palmer, Alan Hertz, Jeff Lewis, Tim Cain.
Background information
Also known asThe Sons, Yogi Phlegm, Little Willie & the Night Worm, The Masterbeats
OriginSan Francisco, California, United States
Genres
Years active1965–1970, 1971–1977, 1985, 1997–present
LabelsCapitol, Columbia, Ariola, Arista, Goldmine Records, Trident Records, Sons of Champlin, Dig Music, Big Beat
MembersBill Champlin
Geoffrey Palmer
Tim Cain
Tamara Champlin
Tal Morris
Jeff Lewis
Bill Gibson
DeWayne Pate
Douglas Rowan
Past membersTerry Haggerty
John Prosser
Jim Meyers
Al Strong
Bill Bowen
Jim Beem
David Schallock
Bill Vitt
James Preston
Mark Isham
Michael Andreas
Phil Wood
Alan Hertz
Richard Mithun
Steven Frediani
David Farey
Rob Moitoza
Mic Gillette
Tom Saviano
Carmen Grillo
WebsiteSonsofChamplin.com

The Sons of Champlin are an American rock band, from Marin County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, formed in 1965.[2][3][4][5] They are fronted by vocalist-keyboardist-guitarist Bill Champlin, who, after leaving the group in 1977, joined the rock band Chicago from 1981 to 2009, reforming the Sons of Champlin in 1997. They brought to the late ‘60s music scene in the Bay Area a soulful sound built around a horn section, Hammond B3 organ, sophisticated arrangements, philosophical themes, Bill Champlin's songwriting and blue-eyed soul singing, and Terry Haggerty's unique jazz-based guitar soloing. They are one of the enduring 1960s San Francisco bands, along with Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead and Moby Grape.[6]

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  5. ^ "America's First Rock Festival: The KFRC Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival". Summerof.love. June 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Music News & Concert Reviews". JamBase.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.