Also known as: Shadows Of Knight, The
Origin: Mount Prospect, IL, USA
This Chicago area garage-psych ensemble formed in 1964 as the Shadows but soon extended their name in early 1965 after learning about the popular U.K. band that shared the same moniker. All of the founding members; Warren Rogers (lead guitar), Roger Spielmann (rhythm and lead guitar, vocals) Norm Gotsch (rhythm guitar), Tom Schiffour (drums), Jim Sohns (vocals) and Wayne Pursell (bass), were from the northwest Chi-Town suburb of Mount Pleasant and attended the high school there that still goes by the nickname "Knights". Later in '65, the group went through several lineup changes, the first wit…