Also known as: Hard Times, The
Origin: San Diego, CA, USA
The Hard Times originally hailed from San Diego and consisted of Bill Richardson (lead guitar), Rudy Romero (guitar), Lee Kiefer (vocals, harmonica), Larry Byrom (bass, guitar), Bob Morris (bass) and Paul Wheatbread (drums). They formed in 1965 as a folk-rock outfit that by 1966 had relocated to Los Angeles and hooked up with manager Florence Stanley. They became a house band at the prestigious Whisky a Go Go and shared the same stage with other more famous bands like Love , Buffalo Springfield and the Doors . They were also regulars on Dick Clark's pop music TV show Where the Action Is . Late…