Browsing: this day in music august 11

Mike Finnigan was an accomplished session / touring musician on the Hammond B3 organ, for Jimi Hendrix, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and Bonnie Raitt. Bruce Conte joined the band in 1972.

The singer who rocked up everything from folk songs to standards, giving them a Latin accent, was a sensation in the early ’60s

The band’s thundering hard rock sound and theatrical outfits and stage show proved to be a winning combination that propelled them to become rock superstars