Also known as: Joint Effort, The
Origin: Los Angeles, CA, USA
This band formed in early 1967 when Dave Callens (guitar, vocals), Jeff Salisbury (drums) and Ed Villareal (guitar, vocals) relocated from San Antonio, TX to L.A. and added Clyde Kaye (bass) and Wanda Watkins (vocals). They were managed by Barry Cantor and Bud Mathis ( Brain Train ) and became a resident act at Gazzarri's on the Hollywood Sunset Strip in the summer of '67. Shortly after, they issued a debut 45 ('The Children' b/w 'The Third Eye') on their own Joint Effort label. The B-side is quite good and was co-written by Callens, Villareal and manager Mathis. In 1968, the band appeared as …