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The Choir | |
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| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Garage rock, rock and roll |
| Years active | 1964–1966 (as the Mods) 1966–1970 2006 |
| Labels | Canadian-American Records Roulette Records |
| Past members | Dann Klawon Dave Smalley Dan Heckel Tom Boles Wally Bryson Dave Burke Jim Bonfanti Jim Skeen Phil Giallombardo Randy Klawon Bob McBride Rick Caon Dennis (Denny) Carleton Jim Anderson Kenny Margolis |
The Choir was a garage rock band largely active in the greater Cleveland area from the mid-1960s into the early 1970s. Originally called The Mods, their largest commercial success came with the release of their first single "It's Cold Outside" in December 1966. The song, considered to be a classic of the garage rock era, was featured on Pebbles, Volume 2, one of the earlier garage rock compilation LPs (issued in 1979). The flipside, "I'm Going Home" was included as a bonus track when the Pebbles album was reissued as a CD, and it can also be found on a garage rock compilation LP on Ohio bands, Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 9. The Choir is well known for containing three of the four original members of Raspberries (all except lead singer Eric Carmen).