The American Breed

For the breed of cattle, see American Breed. For professional wrestling tag team once called American Breed, see American Force.
The American Breed
The American Breed in 1968. L to R: Gary Loizzo, Lee Graziano, Chuck Colbert, Al Ciner
Background information
OriginBrookfield, Illinois, United States
GenresRock
Years active1961–1970
Past membersGary Loizzo
Al Ciner
Chuck Colbert
Jim Michalak
Lee Graziano
Kevin Murphy
Brian Parkinson

The American Breed was an American rock band from Chicago in the 1960s. The band was originally called Gary & The Knight Lites before adopting the name The American Breed in 1967. The band had a number of charting songs in 1967–68, the best-known of which was "Bend Me, Shape Me". The band broke up in 1970, and members went on to form Rufus after the split.[1]

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 38. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.