The Sons of Champlin are an

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rock band, from

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, in the

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, formed in 1965. They are fronted by vocalist-keyboardist-guitarist

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, who, after leaving the group in 1977, joined the rock band

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from 1981 to 2009, reforming the Sons of Champlin in 1997. They brought to the late ‘60s music scene in the Bay Area a soulful sound built around a horn section,

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, sophisticated arrangements, philosophical themes, Bill Champlin's songwriting and blue-eyed soul singing, and Terry Haggerty's unique jazz-based guitar soloing. They are one of the enduring 1960s San Francisco bands, along with

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and

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Early years

Champlin started his professional musical career while at

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as a member of a local band, The Opposite Six. In late 1965, when the draft claimed their drummer and bass player, Champlin and the Six’s tenor sax player Tim Cain joined forces with guitarist Terry Haggerty, bassist John Prosser and drummer Jim Myers in the band that became the Sons of Champlin. The name of the group was inspired in part by the film

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, which had just been released the previous summer, and the fact that Champlin was already the father to a son at the time. During its first year of existence the group mostly played dances and parties in Marin County and its repertoire was largely a mix of compositions by both Champlin and Cain--the latter’s tending towards pop music while the former’s taking a decidedly more R&B-approach--and covers of songs by artists like

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, and

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. Prosser was replaced by Al Strong on bass in summer, 1966 and Myers by drummer Bill Bowen later that year. The Sons soon attracted the attention of

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manager/producer, Frank Werber, who signed them to his label, Trident Records. The group went into the studio in September 1966 to begin work on an album. A single would be taken from these sessions (“Sing Me A Rainbow”/“Fat City”) and released in March 1967, receiving airplay in the Bay Area but not cracking the national charts. As the psychedelic music scene flourished south in San Francisco, the Sons began regularly playing Bill Graham’s Fillmore Auditorium and

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’ Avalon Ballroom in the city. At the Fillmore Auditorium the group met Fred Roth, a photographer who at the time was working at the hall flipping burgers. Roth became the group’s manager and introduced them to the countercultural poets whom he knew, like

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and

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, and to the drug

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. These would become powerful and lasting influences on the band, soon leading them to largely abandon the mainstream pop style they had adopted for Trident and turn towards more lyrically and musically complex psychedelic rock and jazz. In May 1967, Werber got the Sons back into the studio to record the

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ballad " Shades of Grey” to be the follow-up to their first single. The band, now with a new musical philosophy, began to experiment with the arrangement of the tune in defiance of Werber. Now in an open rebellion against Werber and his vision for them, the Sons were released from their contract with Trident in June 1967 and plans for the new single and yet-to-be-released album were scrapped. (It would finally be released by Big Beat as '' Fat City'' in 1999.) In late 1967, keyboardist/vibraphonist/saxophonist Geoffrey Palmer and trumpeter Jim Beem, two Illinoisans that Cain’s brother had met in the army, arrived in Marin to join the band. With their addition the Sons now had a full-time horn section, though Beem would leave the group in July 1968. Palmer and Haggerty’s jazz abilities, Cain’s creative horn arrangements, and Champlin’s increasingly inventive compositions came together to forge a sound that was distinctive from the rest of the Bay Area rock bands. During the late 1960s, The Sons of Champlin performed regularly at the San Francisco venues, the

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, the

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, Speedway Meadows in

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and the ''Chateau Liberté'', in the

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. They shared billing with, among many others, the

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, and

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. They were also the opening act at

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's first concert, along with

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History (1968-1977)

In 1968, the Sons of Champlin signed with Capitol Records, releasing first in December a single, “Jesus Is Coming”, which was given away for free to anyone who wrote the band, and then their double-album debut ''Loosen Up Naturally'' in April 1969. Their double album soon became an underground hit on FM stations on the West Coast, and cuts like “Get High” and the 15 minute-long “Freedom” would become the group’s signature songs and staples on their setlist. However, unbeknownst to Capitol, the phrase “Big fucking deal” was written in small letters on the psychedelic cover art. It was discovered soon after the album was released and the company was forced to recall 100,000 copies to have the offending word physically scratched out on each jacket. In July 1969 the group (and Jim Beem, who returned for a short time) went into

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to record their second LP, ''The Sons'', released that fall. This album featured a gentler side of the band, containing several ballads and acoustic tracks, in contrast to the unrelenting driving tempo of their debut. The front cover of the album also bore a statement that the group had shortened their name to "The Sons”, reflecting growing resentment in the band over Champlin’s dominance. To promote this album The Sons set out on a two-month national tour, culminating with an engagement at the

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. Despite earning them positive reviews and new fans, the tour proved chaotic and strained relations between the members, particularly between Champlin and the rhythm section of Bowen and Strong. In February 1970, The Sons broke up and Bill Champlin moved to Santa Cruz, where he joined

guitarist

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in a short-lived project called The Rhythm Dukes. Haggerty and Palmer briefly played together in a loose configuration known as the Nu Boogaloo Express, which featured

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’s Dave Getz on drums and

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on organ. Owing Capitol one last LP, The Sons regrouped (''sans'' Cain) in late 1970 as a horn-less five-piece band to record ''Follow Your Heart''. However, The Sons disbanded once more following the album's release in April 1971. When the group reformed again in the summer it featured a new rhythm section, with drummer

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and bassist David Schallock (from

) replacing Bowen and Strong, respectively. For several months, the group went by the name Yogi Phlegm, as which they played one of the last concerts at Bill Graham’s

on July 3, 1971. During this period, Wally Haas, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, took on the role of manager for the band and financed them while they struggled to make a comeback. In March 1972, James Preston replaced Bill Vitt on drums, and the band once again went by the name Sons of Champlin. The group was signed by

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to Columbia Records in March 1973. The day after signing the contract, the band, on tour with the Grateful Dead in New York, got word that bassist David Schallock’s mother, father, and younger brother were murdered in their Mill Valley home by a man with

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. In shock, the Sons flew back immediately and took a short break from touring. During that break, their fourth album, ''Welcome to the Dance'', was recorded and released. A horn section was added again in September 1973, which included Michael Andreas on saxophone, Phil Wood on trumpet and flugelhorn, and

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, now a film scorer and composer, on trumpet and synthesizer. The Sons were dropped by Columbia in early 1974 and the group went on once more without a label. The Sons spent 1974 developing a new tight, funky sound and touring with

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and

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. In early 1975, the Sons, disgruntled with the record industry, formed their own label, Goldmine Records. It was on this label they recorded and released a self-titled LP, ''The Sons of Champlin'', and a single, "Look Out" in June 1975. Ariola America picked up the band and re-released the record that September. Replacing their horn section in November 1975, the Sons attempted to reinvent their image again, this time dropping from their setlist the old songs and long jams of the psychedelic heydays and focusing on honing a more polished pop and disco sound. To this end the group hired veteran producer

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to produce their next album, ''Circle Filled With Love'', at

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in January 1976.

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, with whom Champlin would later work in his solo career and in Chicago, was brought in by Olsen to write string arrangements. Several tracks from the album were released as singles, with “Hold On” nearly making it into the Top 40, although the band’s much-anticipated breakout still proved elusive. Schallock left the group after the recording and was replaced on bass by Rob Moitoza, Champlin’s old bandmate in the Opposite Six. At the end of 1976 the Sons traveled to

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in Colorado to record one final LP for Ariola, ''Loving is Why'', released in March 1977. As the 1970s wore on, the group’s career and creativity stagnated. They found themselves confined to playing the same Bay Area nightclubs for crowds that more were interested in dancing music than indulging the band’s penchant for jamming and experimentation. Champlin was also deeply upset at Ariola president Jay Lasker’s refusal to let

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’s cover of " Isn’t She Lovely" (on which Champlin sang lead vocals) be released as a single despite its hit potential. These frustrations, along with the financial pressures of being in a band that went deeper into debt with every album and tour, led Champlin to decide to leave the group in 1977. On August 6, 1977, the Sons of Champlin played what was billed as their last gig at the Kirkwood Meadows ski resort opening for

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and

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. After this performance, Champlin left the group to pursue a solo career and work as a session vocalist in Los Angeles. Champlin recorded two solo albums, ''Single'' (1978) and ''

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'' (1981), before joining Chicago in 1981.

Later years

After Bill Champlin departed, The Sons did continue briefly under the leadership of Terry Haggerty until 1980, with former

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singer

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in place of Champlin and

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on sax. Champlin reunited with the Sons for 6 shows from 1979-80 in the Bay Area and Los Angeles. On November 25, 1985, the Sons made a surprise appearance at Bill Graham’s 20th anniversary of Fillmore celebration on a bill with

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and a reunited

. The reunion comprised Champlin, Terry Haggerty, Geoffrey Palmer, Tim Cain, David Schallock and James Preston with Huey Lewis and the News drummer Bill Gibson sitting in as well as the Freaky Executives Horn Section, who provided the brass. The 1985 show would be a one-off as Champlin returned to his regular gig with Chicago. But in 1997, the Sons got together again for a series of reunion gigs, then recorded and released their first live CD in 1998. Beginning in 2002, The Sons put out several CDs, ''Hip L'il Dreams'' and ''Secret'' (both produced by Gary Platt, Bill Champlin & Tom Saviano ), among them, and have also remastered much of their back catalog. The Sons of Champlin appeared with original members Champlin, Palmer, Schallock, Preston and Cain. Tal Morris replaced Haggerty in 2001 before Carmen Grillo eventually took over in 2009. Tom Saviano and later Marc Russo of

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were saxophone players upon the Sons’ regrouping in 1997. Tim Cain returned to the band in 2012.

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alumnus

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handled trumpet, trombone, and tuba parts until his death in January 2016. After James Preston's death in 2014 Alan Hertz joined the band as its drummer with Jeff Lewis on trumpet. Bobby Vega was part of the band on bass upon the departure of Schallock, followed by Richard Mithun. Tamara Champlin was added as a vocalist and Douglas Rowan as the saxophone player. Solo artist, finalist on The Voice,

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, has guested with the Sons as a player and vocalist.

Discography

Studio albums

*1969: '' Loosen Up Naturally'' (

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) *1969: ''The Sons'' (Capitol Records) *1970: ''Minus Seeds & Stems'' (self released) *1971: ''Follow Your Heart'' (Capitol Records) *1973: ''Welcome to the Dance'' (

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) *1975: ''The Sons of Champlin'' ( Ariola America) *1976: ''A Circle Filled with Love'' (Ariola America) *1977: ''Loving Is Why'' (Ariola America) *2005: ''Hip Li'l Dreams'' (Dig Music)

Live albums

*1998: ''Live'' ( Arista) *2004: ''Secret'' (Sons of Champlin)

Compilation albums

*1993: ''The Best of the Sons of Champlin'' (Capitol Records) *1999: '' Fat City'' (Big Beat)

Singles

*1967: ''Sing Me A Rainbow'' ''#124, Billboard Bubbling Under'', ''#139, Cashbox Looking Ahead’' *1968: ''Jesus Is Coming'' *1969: ''Black and Blue Rainbow'' *1969: ''You Can Fly'' *1969: ''It's Time'' •• *1969: ''Freedom'' *1973: ''Welcome To The Dance'' *1975: ''Lookout'' ''#103, Billboard Bubbling Under'', ''#116, Cashbox Looking Ahead'' *1976: ''Imagination's Sake'' ''#107, Billboard Bubbling Under'' *1976: ''Hold On'' ''#47, Billboard Hot 100'', ''#59, Cashbox Top 100'' *1977: ''Here Is Where Your Love Belongs'' ''#80, Billboard Hot 100'', ''#71, Cashbox Top 100'' *1977: ''Saved By The Grace Of Your Love'' ''#89 ,Cashbox Top 100'' *1977: ''Loving Is Why''

References

External links

Official Website
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