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| The groups was contemporaneous with the earliest formation of ] with Al Kooper. By ], the Flag broke up and Kooper left BS&T leading to the Super Session album by Bloomfield, Kooper and Stephen Stills. Bloomfield and Kooper also toured together. | The groups was contemporaneous with the earliest formation of ] with Al Kooper. By ], the Flag broke up and Kooper left BS&T leading to the Super Session album by Bloomfield, Kooper and Stephen Stills. Bloomfield and Kooper also toured together. | ||
| The Electric Flag song "Flash, Bam, Pow" appear in the bridge sequence of the movie Easy Rider (1969), with Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson. | |||
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The Electric Flag, formed in 1967, were a blues rock group led by guitarist Mike Bloomfield. Bloomfield formed Electric Flag after his stint with The Butterfield Blues Band. Although their mix of blues rock with psychedelia never achieved a great deal of commercial success, their earliest album had a significant influence on rock music.
The groups was contemporaneous with the earliest formation of Blood Sweat and Tears with Al Kooper. By 1969, the Flag broke up and Kooper left BS&T leading to the Super Session album by Bloomfield, Kooper and Stephen Stills. Bloomfield and Kooper also toured together.
The Electric Flag song "Flash, Bam, Pow" appear in the bridge sequence of the movie Easy Rider (1969), with Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson.
Band members
- Mike Bloomfield - Guitars
- Buddy Miles - Drums
- Barry Goldberg - Keyboards
- Harvey Brooks - Bass Guitar
- Nick Gravenites - Vocals
- Paul Beaver - Synthesizer
- Marcus Doubleday - Trumpet, flugelhorn
- Bobby Notkoff - Violin
- Peter Strazza - Saxophone
Discography
Albums
- The Trip OST 1967
- A Long Time Comin' 1968
- The Electric Flag: An American Music Band 1968
- The Band Kept Playing 1974
- Groovin' Is Easy 1983
- The Electric Flag: Live 2000
- I Found Out 2000
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