Origin: Austin, TX, USA
Circus Maximus was a late 60s outfit that hailed from Austin, TX and played a diverse mixture of psychedelic folk rock, hard rock and jazz. They issued two LPs and one single on the Vanguard label during their relatively short existence. Band members included Bob Bruno (lead guitar, keyboards, vocals), Jerry Jeff Walker (guitar, vocals), Gary White (bass), Pete Troutner (vocals, guitar, percussion) and David Scherstrom (drums). The group formed in 1967 as the Lost Sea Dreamers, but after signing with Vanguard, the record company insisted they ditch the name due to its initials being an LSD dru…