AnExchange was a
Marin County
Marin County is a county located in the northwestern part of the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 262,231. Its county seat and largest city is San Rafael. Marin County is acros ...
-based, folk-rock group of the late 1960s, playing opening acts at San Carlos's
Circle Star Theater The Circle Star Theatre was a performing arts venue in San Carlos, San Mateo County, California. Its name is based on it being a theater in the round, featuring a rotating circular stage with none of its 3,743 seats further than 50 feet (15 m) fro ...
for
Ike & Tina Turner,
The Everly Brothers and
Joan Baez at the
Edmonton Folk Music Festival
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival (EFMF) is an annual four-day outdoor music event held the second weekend of August in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, established in 1980 by Don Whalen. The festival continues to draw many people from around the world a ...
.
Career
In 1968, the record producer and saxophonist
Jack Schaeffer
Jack Schaeffer (born March 19, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician. He invented a musical instrument, the Strumbola. discovered the singer
Patty Parsons playing with the acoustic guitarist Dale Jared at Mooneys Irish Pub Sin in San Francisco, and with lead guitarist
Dan Anthony (formerly Jaramillo) formed the new group. They regularly performed at San Francisco's Coal Yard and Marin County's Gatsbys, and they were the first group to play at the Mill Valley
Sweetwater Saloon
Sweetwater Saloon was a bar and music venue located at 153 Throckmorton Avenue Mill Valley, California, with a 30-year history of live musical performances by the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, Jerry Garcia, The String Cheese Incident ...
, where they regularly performed. Members of
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock. Formed in 1965, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to ac ...
caught their act at the Ancient Mariner in Mill Valley. The band was reforming under the name
Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1974 by a group of musicians including former members of Jefferson Airplane. Between 1974 and 1984, they released eight gold or platinum-selling studio albu ...
, and with Parsons' sound and resemblance to
Grace Slick, they asked if she would join the new group. Instead, Dick Anderson of the Sun Valley Company signed the act to play The Ram Restaurant at the Lodge for several ski seasons at a time when they were the only live music. AnExchange's songs included "Cody", written by
John Stewart John Stewart may refer to:
Business
* John Aikman Stewart (1822–1926), American banker
* John Killough Stewart (1867–1938), businessman and philanthropist in Queensland, Australia
* John K. Stewart (1870–1916), American entrepreneur and inve ...
, "California Lights" and "
Wind Beneath My Wings", the latter recorded by
Bette Midler
Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...
. Schaeffer was producer and arranger on ''Why Can't I'', Parsons' debut solo album.
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Folk rock groups from California
Musical groups established in 1968