The charlatans biography
The charlatans biography
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The Charlatans (American band)
American folk/psychedelic rock band
The Charlatans were an American folk rock and psychedelic rock band that played a role in the development of the San FranciscoHaight-Ashbury music scene during the 1960s.[5][6] They are often cited by critics as being the first group to play in the style that became known as the San Francisco Sound.[7][8]
Exhibiting more pronounced jug band, country and blues influences than many bands from the same scene, the Charlatans' rebellious attitude and distinctive late 19th-century fashions exerted a strong influence on the Summer of Love in San Francisco.[9] The band's recorded output was small.
Following difficulties with various record labels, their only album, The Charlatans, was recorded and released by a reconstituted lineup (with only two members of the original group) in 1969.
Original drummer Dan Hicks went on to form Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, a more