Alan Ciner (born May 14, 1947) is an American guitarist best known for playing guitar for
The American Breed from 1966 to 1970.
Career
He was the guitarist for Gary & the Knight Lites, who changed their name to
The American Breed.
The American Breed are best known for their 1967 song
Bend Me, Shape Me. He co-founded
Rufus
Rufus is a masculine given name, a surname, an Ancient Roman cognomen and a nickname (from Latin ''wikt:rufus, rufus'', "red"). Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Politicians
* Marcus Caelius Rufus, (28 May 82 BC – after 48 ...
, playing on one of the band's best-known hits, "
Tell Me Something Good". He was with them from 1970-74 then later replaced James "Smitty" Smith (who had in turn replaced
Michael Allsup) in
Three Dog Night
Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in 1967, founded by vocalists Chuck Negron, Cory Wells, and Danny Hutton. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Michael Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sn ...
in 1975; and remained with them until they initially disbanded in 1976.
In the late 1970s, he played on three songs, "Trying to Get to You", "Give Me One More Chance" and "I’m Carrying" which eventually surfaced on the ''From the Heart & Soul'' album by
Dianne Brooks which was released by the Panda Digital label in 2021.
[Toronto Cultural Media Network, ''That Canadian Magazine'', October 21, 2021 ]
Dianne Brooks: From the Heart & Soul By Raul Da Gama
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References
1947 births
Living people
American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
Three Dog Night members
Rufus (band) members
The American Breed members
Guitarists from Chicago
20th-century American guitarists
20th-century American male musicians
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