THE BLUES PROJECT
The Blues Project is a band from the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City that was formed in 1965 and originally split up in 1967. While their songs drew from a wide array of musical styles, they are most remembered as one of the earliest practitioners of psychedelic rock, as well as one of the world’s first jam bands, along with the Grateful Dead. (More from Wikipedia)
Al Kooper became a member of the Blues Project, one of the earliest psychedelic rock bands; and he was also the driving force behind one of the most popular and successful albums of the late 1960’s (in collaboration with Stephen Stills and Mike Bloomfield), Super Session. As if that were not enough, many years later, he produced the first several albums by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Al Kooper formed Blood, Sweat and Tears in 1967; one of his bandmates in the Blues Project, Steve Katz became an important member of the group as well.
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