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Electric Flag

American blues, rock and soul band, The Electic Flag was formed in 1967 by guitarist Mike Bloomfield, just out of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. He hired organist Barry Goldberg, drummer Buddy Miles, singer Nick Gravenites and bassist Harvey Brooks, as well as a horn section. Formed in Chicago, the band moved to San Francisco and in 1967 recorded a debut album for the psychedelic film The Trip, before appearing live at the Monterey Pop Festival and recording A Long Time Comin' (1968) for Columbia, which reached number 31 on the Billboard charts. Despite this success, tensions a...