Also known as: Kreeg, The
Origin: Albuquerque, NM, USA
The Kreeg started life in 1966, evolving out of another New Mexico based outfit named the Prophets. Original members included brothers Robert (rhythm guitar, vocals) and Russ Sturtcman (drums), along with Larry Inks (lead guitar), Hap Blackstock (bass, vocals) and Ted Cholewka (organ, keyboards). They originally planned to call themselves the Blitzkrieg and then the Krieggs (after Inks' cat), but finally settled on the nonsensical Kreeg, which has no particular meaning. The band issued their one and only single ('How Can I' b/w the outstanding 'Impressin'') in late '66, with both sides penned …