Origin: Middlesex, England
This U.K. duo consisted of Robert Freeman (vocals, guitar) and Ian McLintock (vocals, bass), who both originally hailed from Middlesex, England. They had originally played together in the Tridents and the Others in the early 60s, as well as the Sands in 1967. They then decided to go off on their own as Sun Dragon in late '67, with future Deep Purple members Richie Blackmore (guitar), Ian Paice (drums) and John Lord (keyboards) backing them up originally. The group issued their first 45 ('Green Tambourine' b/w 'I Need All The Friends I Can Get') on the MGM label in early 1968, with the A-side b…