Origin: San Francisco, CA, USA
This Bay Area band formed in late 1965 with original members Peter Kraemer (lead vocals, flute, tambourine, saxophone, harmonica, kazoo, Synthophone, ARP), Terry MacNeil (piano, guitar), Rod Albin (rhythm guitar, viola), Dan Duncan (bass) and Fritz Kasten (drums). Kraemer named the group the Sopwith Camel after a World War I British fighter biplane that was featured in the Peanuts comic strip. In early 1966, Kraemer and MacNeil reorganized the lineup with William Sievers (12-string rhythm guitar, bass, trumpet, tambourine), Bobby Collins (bass) and Norman Mayell (drums, percussion, harmonica, …