Also known as: Californians [U.S.], The
Origin: Anaheim, CA, USA
Little is known of this Anaheim based outfit that evolved out of another local area act called the Avengers IV in 1968. Members included Richard Bastrup (guitar), Jim Ferguson (guitar), Curt Pickelle (bass), Doug Brown (saxophone, keyboards) and Steve Schmit (drums). In 1969, the band issued a debut 45 ('Have You Ever Been Lonely' b/w 'Stay') on their own J.R.&J. label with the A-side being an outstanding ballad credited to Ferguson. As a side note, some sources have sited that this track was penned by Jay Ferguson of Spirit , which is false. A follow-up single ('Glass Disguise' b/w 'Nausea Be…