Also known as: Sons Of Champlin, The
Origin: San Francisco, CA, USA
This Bay Area ensemble evolved out of the Opposite Six in 1965 when both their drummer and bass player were drafted into the Army. Leader Bill Champlin (vocals, keyboards, guitar) along with Tim Cain (saxophone) brought in Terry Haggerty (guitar), John Prosser (bass) and Jim Meyers (drums), molding them into the Sons Of Champlin. They played as a 5-piece for a couple of years, first gigging at various local colleges, high schools, bars and clubs, and then graduating to the Fillmore Auditorium and Avalon Ballroom. In early 1967, the group recorded an LP's worth of songs for Trident Records and …