Also known as: W.C. Fields Memorial Electric String Band, The
Origin: Redondo Beach, CA, USA
This L.A. area quintet evolved out of the Bees in early 1966 when George Caldwell (vocals), Robert Zinner (guitar) and Hal Tennant (guitar) recruited a new rhythm section in Patrick Burke (bass) and Steve Lagana (drums). It is said that they issued the very first cover of Boyce & Hart's '(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone' in May of '66, before the Paul Revere & The Raiders' version and then the Monkees , who of course made it a huge hit later that year. In 1967, Tennant left the fold and was replaced by Vejtables alumnus Richard Fortunato (guitar, vocals). Around this same time, they shortened the…