Also known as: Wizards From Kansas, The
Origin: Lawrence, KS, USA
This rather obscure but talented eastern Kansas country-psych outfit was originally known as Pig Newton and formed during the spring of 1969 with members Robert Manson Crain (guitar, vocals), Harold Earl Pierce (guitar, vocals), John Paul Coffin (lead guitar), Robert Joseph Menadier (bass, vocals) and Marc Evan Caplan (drums, percussion). They were a band of already experienced musicians who came from a handful of other bands and liked each other playing, so they decided to form a local "supergroup" of sorts. The band initially gigged at clubs and parties near Kansas University, but in the sum…