Wings (1968 band)
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Wings was a
Serendipity Singers sang, and on guitar Eddie Simon, younger brother of Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel. Before their first and only album was recorded, Eddie Simon was replaced with Jim Mason who co-wrote the Peter, Paul and Mary song "I Dig Rock and Roll Music" and years later was the producer for Firefall's first 2 albums. Also playing in the band were keyboardist Steve Knight, who later joined Mountain, Jefferson Airplane
drummer Jerry Peloquin, and guitarist Jack McNichol.
History
In the summer of 1968, the band began playing as an opening act for
Sunset Sound with producer Steve Barri
.
The band's name comes from a small slip of paper that was sent to Jim Mason with the word "Wings" written on it.
They had hoped to replace the Mamas & the Papas, but the band split before the end of the year. Only the song "General Bringdown" made a mark on the charts.[1]
Discography
- Wings (1968) (ABC Dunhill Records)