Mad River was an American psychedelic rock band, who were briefly popular in the late 1960s. They released two albums on Capitol Records.
Mad River[1] formed at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio in April 1966.[2] The band took its name from the nearby Mad River. By March 1967, they had relocated to Berkeley, California.[2] There they came to the attention of cult author Richard Brautigan who launched the band into the growing hippie culture.[2] They released an EP on the independent Wee label before signing a contract with Capitol Records in February 1968.[3] The group's lead songwriter was Lawrence Hammond,[2] but all of the members sang vocals. They released two albums before disbanding in July 1969.[2]
Lawrence Hammond put out several solo albums in the 1970s and 1980s, and Greg Dewey later joined Country Joe and the Fish,[2] as well as playing with two of Marty Balin's post-Jefferson Airplane groups.
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