Also known as: Youngbloods, The
Origin: New York, NY, USA
The Youngbloods was a New York City based band best known for their outstanding version of the Chet Powers (aka Dino Valenti) folk anthem 'Get Together', which became a huge hit for them in 1969. The group was formed by already established folk singer Jesse Colin Young (lead vocals, bass) and Jerry Corbitt (guitar) who began performing on the Canadian circuit as a duo in early 1965. It wasn't long before Corbitt introduced Young to bluegrass musician and multi-instrumentalist Lowell "Banana" Levinger (reed organ, guitar, banjo, mandolin, mandola, bass) who brought in Joe Bauer (drums) to compl…