Also known as: Mystery Trend, The
Origin: San Francisco, CA, USA
The Mystery Trend was one of the first Bay Area psychedelic rock bands, forming at San Francisco's Art Institute in early 1965. They took their name from a misheard line in Bob Dylan's song 'Like A Rolling Stone' (the lyrics actually being "with a mystery tramp "). They were founded by Ron Nagle (keyboards) and Larry Bennett (bass), who joined forces with Larry West (guitar), Bob Cuff (guitar) and John Luby (drums). The group gigged at various local area venues, including a disused roller rink in the Fillmore district and the Primalon, which was a hub for the early San Francisco music scene. T…