Origin: Ontario, CA, USA
This Los Angeles area band formed during the summer of 1964 as the Doves. Members included Earl Shackelford (lead vocals), Russell Johnson (lead guitar, vocals), Rick Edwards (rhythm guitar), Ken Zabel (keyboards), Bruce Lavoie (bass, vocals) and Russ "Soupy" Morrow (drums). The group was inspired by the harder-edged British Invasion bands like the Rolling Stones , Animals and Them (Johnson was actually from the U.K.). They played mostly teen dance clubs like the Oasis and Discoteen, but opened a few times for the likes of the Leaves and the Seeds on the Sunset Strip. In the summer of 1966, th…