Origin: Cleveland, MS, USA
This central Mississippi outfit formed in 1965 as the Phantoms with original members Jerry Bounds (guitar), Johnny Walker (guitar), Bruce Blackman (keyboards), Charlie Ross (bass) and Roy Whitaker (drums). In 1966, the group relocated to the larger town of Biloxi, MS where Linda Lawley (vocals) joined the fold and they changed their moniker to Eternity's Children. The band had aspirations of becoming a southern California pop-psych act similar to the Mamas & The Papas and worked hard tightening up their sound on the New Orleans club circuit before moving out west to L.A. where the hooked up wi…