The group formed after Stan Szelest's group Stan and the Ravens broke up in 1967. Two of its members, Calandra and Mallaber, joined Galla, Weitz, and Calire, in the group Tony Galla and the Rising Sons. In 1968, they changed the name of their group to simply Raven. Raven toured in England in 1969 and were offered a recording contract by George Harrison via Peter Asher with Apple Records. They turned it down to sign with Columbia Records instead. Although they played at the Woodstock Sound-Outs a year earlier, they declined invitations to appear at the Woodstock and Isle of Wight Festivals.
^Billboard - 26 April 1969 - Page 12 "Raven, which previously featured James Calire, a highly- talented organist and pianist, had better balance in its presentation as lead guitarist John Weitz stood out. Drummer Gary Malabur and bass guitarist Tom Calandra also were solid The unit has two good strong-voiced vocalists"
Richard DiLello, "The Longest Cocktail Party" - An Insider's Diary of the Beatles, Their Million Dollar 'Apple' Empire and Its Wild Rise and Fall. - pg. 119 - George Harrison instructs Peter Asher to "look up" the Raven (U.S. band) while in New York City. (ISBN1-84195-602-3)
Patti Meyer Lee and Gary Lee, Don't Bother Knockin' -- This Town's A Rockin' (Buffalo Sounds Press, October 20, 2000). ISBN0-9701749-0-X.
raven, american, band, raven, rock, band, with, blues, soul, influences, formed, 1967, buffalo, york, active, until, 1970, contents, history, discography, singles, albums, also, references, external, linkshistory, editit, composed, tony, galla, lead, vocals, c. Raven was a rock band with blues and soul influences formed in 1967 in Buffalo New York and active until 1970 Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Singles 2 2 Albums 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIt was composed of Tony Galla lead vocals Jim Calire piano vocals Gary Mallaber drums John Weitz guitar and Tom Calandra bass guitar Managed by Marty Angelo the band played throughout the United States appearing at such popular venues as the Electric Circus the Fillmore East Steve Paul s Scene Unganos in New York City the Grande Ballroom in Detroit Chicago s Kinetic Playground and many others 1 The group formed after Stan Szelest s group Stan and the Ravens broke up in 1967 Two of its members Calandra and Mallaber joined Galla Weitz and Calire in the group Tony Galla and the Rising Sons In 1968 they changed the name of their group to simply Raven Raven toured in England in 1969 and were offered a recording contract by George Harrison via Peter Asher with Apple Records They turned it down to sign with Columbia Records instead Although they played at the Woodstock Sound Outs a year earlier they declined invitations to appear at the Woodstock and Isle of Wight Festivals Discography editSingles edit Feelin Good Green Mountain Dream Columbia CBS 1969 Children At Our Feet Here Come A Truck Columbia CBS 1970 Albums edit Raven Columbia CBS 1969 Live at the Inferno Discovery Records 1969 recorded 1967 See also editFamous people from Buffalo New YorkReferences edit Billboard 26 April 1969 Page 12 Raven which previously featured James Calire a highly talented organist and pianist had better balance in its presentation as lead guitarist John Weitz stood out Drummer Gary Malabur and bass guitarist Tom Calandra also were solid The unit has two good strong voiced vocalists Richard DiLello The Longest Cocktail Party An Insider s Diary of the Beatles Their Million Dollar Apple Empire and Its Wild Rise and Fall pg 119 George Harrison instructs Peter Asher to look up the Raven U S band while in New York City ISBN 1 84195 602 3 Patti Meyer Lee and Gary Lee Don t Bother Knockin This Town s A Rockin Buffalo Sounds Press October 20 2000 ISBN 0 9701749 0 X Marty Angelo Once Life Matters A New Beginning Impact Publishers 2005 2006 ISBN 0 9618954 4 6 External links editTony Galla Jimmy Calire Gary Mallaber Raven American band Allmusic Raven discography at Discogs nbsp nbsp This article on a United States band or other musical ensemble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raven American band amp oldid 1199256238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
