The Sons of Champlin - Loosen Up Naturally 1969 (1995 CD) mp3@320 {1337x}-kawli

The Sons of Champlin is an American rock band, formed in the late 1960s and hailing from the San Francisco-Bay area. They are fronted by vocalist/keyboardist/guitarist Bill Champlin, who later became a member of the rock band Chicago.

Champlin started his musical career in high school as a member of a popular local band, The Opposite Six. One of his teachers encouraged Champlin to drop out of school and pursue music full-time. In 1965 the draft claimed the drummer and bass player of the Opposite Six, and Champlin joined forces with guitarist Terry Haggerty, sax player Tim Cain, bassist John Prosser and drummer Jim Meyers in the band that became the Sons of Champlin. By late 1967 the lineup had changed to include keyboardist/saxman Geoff Palmer, trumpeter Jim Beem, bassist Al Strong, and drummer Bill Bowen, creating a funky Hammond B3-and-horns sound that was distinctive from the rest of the Bay Area’s psychedelic guitar bands.

The Sons of Champlin helped pioneer the movement melding psychedelic rock with a big wall of horns and a funky soul beat. As did their British rock counterparts of the era who embraced blues music and transformed it into Blues Rock, this genre developed into the soulful style made popular by bands like Tower of Power, Blood Sweat & Tears, and Chicago.

Tracklist:
01. 1982-A
02. The Thing To Do
03. Misery Isn't Free
04. Rooftop
05. Everywhere
06. Don't Fight It, Do It!
07. Get High
08. Black And Blue Rainbow
09. Hello Sunlight
10. Things Are Gettin' Better
11. Freedom

Personnel:
Bill Chemplin - vocals, trumpet
Tim Kane - saxophone
Terry Haggerty - lead guitar
Strong E - Bass
Jim Myers - drums
Jeff Palmer – horn

Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.99
MPEG-1 layer 3

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