I Need Love

Rhinoceros - An overlooked band from the 60s =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= During the heady days of the 1960's, Elektra Records was the hub of some of the era's most respected artists. Founded by Jac Holzman in New York in 1950, initially as a specialist in folk music, Elektra's full-scale move into rock coincided with the emergence of the West Coast scene. By the end of the '60's, artists like The Doors, Love, Tim Buckley and The Paul Butterfield Blues Band were producing records, which were garnering the label considerable respect. A large part of this success was due to Holzman's skill in nurturing such talent, although it's true that he also greatly benefited from a gifted bunch of producers and engineers, including the late Paul Rothchild. Rothchild (the son of a British businessman and an East Coast opera singer) had made a name for himself as The Doors' producer and as a result was given the latitude to pursue his own projects. The most ambitious of these was undoubtedly Rhinoceros, an ad-hoc assembly of talented musicians, who Rothchild initially dubbed 'Supergroup'. Although much of the credit for 'Supergroup' has been attributed to Rothchild, the role of his musical associate, producer Barry Friedman (better known as Frazier Mohawk) was equally important during the group's early days. Mohawk was an intriguing character who'd been instrumental, among other things, in helping Steve Stills piece together The Buffalo Springfield. When Rothchild pitched the idea of forming a band (comprised of his favourite players) in the spring of 1967, Mohawk was fresh from production work on the debut album of one of LA's most promising outfits, the eclectic Kaleidoscope. The Official Rhinoceros website - http://www.rhinoceros-group.com/index.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I ran across this group back in the late 60s through a fascination with Mothers of Invention drummer Billy Mundi. When he left the Mothers I found him on the Rhinoceros album. Danny Weiss - guitar Doug Hastings - guitar, keyboards Michael Fonfara - organ John Finley - vocals Alan Gerber - vocals, piano Jerry Penrod - bass Billy Mundi - drums An interesting blend of Rockin' R&B tinged with Country. Enjoy and Go Buy The CD!!!