Neighb'rhood Childr'n

Neighb'rhood Childr'n
Background information
Also known as	The Navarros White Horse
Origin	Phoenix, Oregon, United States
Genres	Psychedelic pop, Psychedelic rock, Garage rock
Years active	1967–1970
Labels	Acta
Past members
Rick Bolz - 12 string guitar, harmonica, vocals Ron Raschdorf - guitar, harmonica, vocals W.A. Farrens - drums, harmonica, vocals Dyan Hoffman - vocals, keyboards George Gleim - bass, vocals John Morrison - drums Gary Campbell - guitar Tom Ryan - drums

The Neighb'rhood Childr'n were a psychedelic pop/rock band from San Francisco, California, United States. The band was primarily active during the late 1960s.

History

The band started in 1967^[1] in Phoenix, Oregon (a small city outside of Medford) as the teen band The Navarros, playing surf music and R&B.^[2][3] The original members were Rick Bolz, George Gleim, Dyan Hoffman, John Morrison and Gary Campbell.^[2] After cutting a single on a local Oregon label, the band moved to San Francisco and got caught up in the psychedelic rock movement.^[2] After losing Morrison and Campbell to the draft, Ron Raschdorf and W.A. Farrens joined and the Navarros changed their name to The Neighb'rhood Childr'n.^[2] They recorded a self-titled album on the Acta label in 1968.^[2] This album is now much sought after by record collectors.^[4] They toured constantly in support of the album, opening for The Who and The Grass Roots, and going on a short tour with The Beau Brummels.^[2] After encountering problems on tour, the band developed a religious focus and changed their name to White Horse. They could not find a label that would release their second album, and the group disbanded in 1970.^[2]

Influences

Their sound was compared to that of Jefferson Airplane, especially because of the vocal interplay between Dyan Hoffman and Rick Bolz, and The Turtles.^[4] They also draw comparisons to the Sapphire Thinkers and The Peanut Butter Conspiracy.^[5][6]

Discography

Albums

• Neighb'rhood Childr'n (1968)
• Long Years in Space (1997) (compilation of 1st album and bonus tracks)

Singles

• Please Leave Me Alone / Happy Child, 1968, Acta
• Behold The Lilies / I Want Action, 1968, Acta
• She's Got No Identification / ?, 1968
• Women Think / On Our Way, 1969, Dot

References

1. ^ "The Neighb'rhood Childr'n Discography". The Grateful Dead Family Discography. http://www.deaddisc.com/GDFD_NC.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-24. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "The Neighb'rhood Childr'n". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p24649. Retrieved 2006-11-24. 
3. ^ "The Navarros". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p437306. Retrieved 2006-11-24. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Neighb'rhood Childr'n". Sundazed Music. http://www.sundazed.com/artists/neighbchild.html. Retrieved 2006-11-25. 
5. ^ http://www.lysergia.com/AcidArchives/lamaArchiveN.htm
6. ^ http://www.answers.com/topic/peanut-butter-conspiracy

External links

• Neighb'rhood Childr'n from Pacific Northwest Bands
• Neighb'rhood Childr'n on Technicolor Web of Sound