Origin: Long Island, NY, USA
Inspired by the Rascals organ-heavy sound, this Long Island foursome formed in 1965 as the Electric Pigeons but wisely changed their moniker to the Vanilla Fudge upon signing with the Atco label in the spring of 1967. Legend has it that the name came about when a woman that worked in a Long Island night club they were gigging at told them they should be called Vanilla Fudge because they played "white soul music". Members included Mark Stein (lead vocals, organ, keyboards), Vince Martell (lead guitar, vocals), Tim Bogert (bass, vocals) and Carmine Appice (drums). In the summer of '67, the band …