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New Colony Six

 
Artist: New Colony Six

Group Members:

Craig Kemp, Wally Kemp, Chick James, Ray Graffia, Gerry VanKollenburg, Pat McBride, Jerry Kollenberg

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Performed Songs By:

Ray Graffia, Gerry VanKollenburg, Wally Kemp

Formal Connection With:

The Raymond John Michael Band
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  • Formed: 1964, Chicago, IL
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "At the River's Edge", "Sides", "Colonized! The Best of New Colony Six
  • Representative Songs: "At the River's Edge", "Let Me Love You", "Love You So Much

Biography

Chicago's New Colony Six originally emerged as a tough, British Invasion-styled outfit prominently featuring Farfisa organ and a novel (at the time) Lesley guitar. Scoring a huge local hit with "I Confess," their early recordings -- exemplified by their 1966 debut album, Breakthrough -- featured first-class original material that gave the sound of Them and the Yardbirds a more commercial, American garage-based, vocal harmony approach. The rest of the '60s saw the band gradually abandoning their roots for middle-of-the-road pop with horns and strings. Continuing to rack up major local hits and minor national ones, they finally cracked the U.S. Top 30 with "Love You So Much" (1968) and "Things I'd Like to Say" (1969). ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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