ELVIN BISHOP (ELVIN BISHOP GROUP)
Elvin Bishop (born October 21, 1942) is an American blues and rock music singer, guitarist, band leader and songwriter. He was an original member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. In 1968 he went solo and formed the Elvin Bishop Group, also performing with Bloomfield and Al Kooper on their album titled The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. Elvin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2016. (More from Wikipedia)
In 1979, Mickey Thomas joined Jefferson Starship as a new lead vocalist and first appeared on Freedom at Point Zero (1979). His striking vocal style changed the direction of the band, as he had previously done with the blues rock outfit Elvin Bishop Group when he sang lead on the band’s biggest hit song, “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” (1976). Grace Slick appeared with the band on three more albums, beginning with the following album, Modern Times (1981).
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