Origin: El Campo, TX, USA
This little-known eastern Texas outfit formed in 1961 as the Jades, with Freddy Koenig (guitar, vocals) as their frontman. Other confirmed members of the group were George Svoboda, Elton Knupple, Wayne Knupple and Elliot Jacks. Because there were so many bands in Texas named the Jades, they changed their moniker to the Jades Of El Campo to differentiate themselves. They were quite popular around the area and ended up cutting an LP titled The 13th Song on the Golden Eagle label in 1966. In the late 60s, the band changed their name again to Pure Jade Green and issued one fantastic 45 ('Bootleg' …