The Ducks

The Ducks
The Ducks in 1977. From left to right: Johnny Craviotto, Bob Mosley, Jeff Blackburn, Neil Young.
The Ducks in 1977. From left to right: Johnny Craviotto, Bob Mosley, Jeff Blackburn, Neil Young.
Background information
OriginSanta Cruz County, California, U.S.
GenresRock and roll, country rock, hard rock, folk rock, rock
Years active1977
LabelsBootleg
Past membersNeil Young
Bob Mosley
Jeff Blackburn
Johnny Craviotto

The Ducks (formerly known as the Jeff Blackburn Band) were a short-lived American rock group formed in the summer of 1977 by singer-songwriter Jeff Blackburn. The band included Bob Mosley (an original member of Moby Grape), Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, and Johnny Craviotto. The band played a series of impromptu bar gigs around the Santa Cruz area in 1977.