Wilderness Road (band)

Wilderness Road (band)
OriginChicago, Illinois, USA
GenresRock
Years active1968 (1968)–1973 (1973)
reunited briefly in 1988[1]

Wilderness Road was a rock band founded in 1968 by musicians Warren Leming, Nate Herman, and relatives Andy and Tom Haban.[3][4][5] The group, which performed an elaborate stage show, drew on American folklore, and was active in the Anti-War, and Peace Movements of the late Sixties and early Seventies central to Chicago's counterculture movement of the period.

Wilderness Road released two albums, Wilderness Road and Sold for the Prevention of Disease Only,[6] and the group was originally formed to raise money for the Chicago Seven.[7] The band also held staged events in the early 1970s such as the "Passover-Easter Spectacular" and "The Last Brunch",[8] and also made commercials for places like "Spinoza's Torah Center".[9]

  1. ^ Hoekstra, Dave (March 11, 1988). "Dave's Dawn Patrol". Chicago Sun-Times (subscription required). Archived from the original on March 30, 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Traffic, Wilderness Road". Billboard. 1970-11-21. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. ^ Crawford, Wayne (November 2, 1970). "Wilderness Road a Groove". Chicago Daily News. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ Milano, Dean (2009). The Chicago Music Scene: 1960s and 1970s. Arcadia Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 9780738577296. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  5. ^ Satire Series Set. Billboard. Feb 22, 1975. p. 33. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  6. ^ Caro, Mark. "Wilderness Road Back In Studio After 15-year Break". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  7. ^ Hoekstra, Dave (August 7, 1992). "Gilded Age Returns, Wicker Park Style". Chicago Sun-Times (subscription required). Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  8. ^ Tucker, Ernest (April 21, 1989). "Herman returns to Second City". Chicago Sun-Times (subscription required). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  9. ^ Eliott, David (February 6, 1971). "Happiness is a Rocky Road". Chicago Daily News. Retrieved 7 September 2014.