Also known as: Churchill Downs, The
Origin: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Very little is known about this short-lived L.A. area outfit that evolved out of the Heathens in 1967 and issued one single ('I Gotta Get Back To My Baby' b/w the excellent 'The Amazing Three') on the Amazing 3 label in the summer of 1968, which was arranged by Gary Paxton. Original members included Gary Stovall (guitar, vocals), Don Adey (guitar, vocals), Mick Newton (keyboards), Dirk Acree (bass) and Al Stigler (drums). It wasn't long before the group's manager, Clint Stovall, set the band up with an audition at Gazarri's nightclub on Hollywood's Sunset Strip, which they passed with flying c…