Also known as: Raggamuffins, The
Origin: New York, NY, USA
This Big Apple band sounds more like they should have hailed from San Francisco versus the East Coast. They were formed in 1965 by Tom Pacheco (guitar, vocals) who had moved from Massachusetts to study at Hofstra University on Long Island. Other members included Paul Pacheco (bass), Larry Vera (drums), Sharon Alexander (vocals), Kenny Pine (guitar) and John Hall (guitar). They released two singles on the local Seville label in 1967 and apparently opened up for the Jimi Hendrix Experience on a number of occasions. Their poppy, but trippy second 45 ('Hate To See A Good Thing Have To Go' b/w 'Par…