Also known as: Young Californians, The
Origin: Chino, CA, USA
This Los Angeles area outfit formed in 1965 as the Tyrods with personnel that included brothers Herkie (guitar, vocals) and John Alves (guitar, vocals), along with Alex Kizanis (keyboards), Tim Thomas (bass) and Jerry Sagouspe (drums). In 1967, the group won a "Battle of the Bands" contest at the Hollywood Palladium that earned them recording time to produce a debut single ('Girl Don't Know' b/w 'She Said, He Said') on the Mark label, with both sides being original compositions by the brothers Alves. In early 1969, the band issued a second 45 ('Hey Girl' b/w the excellent 'In A Garden') on the…