Also known as: Brigade, The
Origin: Portland, OR, USA
This Portland based band was formed during the summer of 1966 by brothers Bob (drums, backing vocals) and Eric Anderson (keyboards, backing vocals), along with Peter Belknap (lead vocals, rhythm effects), Ed Wallo (guitar, backing vocals) and Mark Hartman (bass). In June of 1968, the group earned some local fame by winning KISN radio's "Teenfair Battle of the Bands" contest and as shown in the picture, received a 1954 custom purple Cadillac hearse as the grand prize. By 1970, the band had lost Hartman to the Vietnam War draft and replaced him with Dennis Steindle (bass, vocals) for the recordi…