Also known as: Garden Club, The
Origin: Los Angeles, CA, USA
The Garden Club was an A&M Records, spring of 1967 one-off 45 ('Little Girl Lost-And-Found' b/w 'I Must Love Her') studio project that included unknown session musicians, along with Ruthann Friedman (lead vocals) and soon to be Brewer & Shipley member Tom Shipley (lead vocals). The A-side became a regional hit in and around the L.A. area, but it's the rather unique "power folk" flip that really resonates. Due to the moderate success of the record, Friedman was asked by A&M to form a live version of the group to help further promote the record. Jorma Kaukonen of the Jefferson Airplane suggested…