Sons of Champlin

The Sons of Champlin
The Sons of Champlin in 2014. Left to right: Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Grillo, Richard Mithun, Geoffrey Palmer, Alan Hertz, Jeff Lewis, Tim Cain.
Background information
Also known as	The Sons, Yogi Phlegm, Little Willie & the Night Worm, The Masterbeats
Origin	San Francisco, California, United States
Genres	Psychedelia R&B[1] funk
Years active	1965–1970, 1971–1977, 1985, 1997–present
Labels	Capitol, Columbia, Ariola, Arista, Goldmine Records, Trident Records, Sons of Champlin, Dig Music, Big Beat
Members	Bill Champlin Geoffrey Palmer Tim Cain Tamara Champlin Tal Morris Jeff Lewis Bill Gibson DeWayne Pate Douglas Rowan
Past members	Terry Haggerty John Prosser Jim Meyers Al Strong Bill Bowen Jim Beem David Schallock Bill Vitt James Preston Mark Isham Michael Andreas Phil Wood Alan Hertz Richard Mithun Steven Frediani David Farey Rob Moitoza Mic Gillette Tom Saviano Carmen Grillo
Website	SonsofChamplin.com

The Sons of Champlin are an American rock band, from Marin County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, formed in 1965.^[2][3][4][5] They are fronted by vocalist-keyboardist-guitarist Bill Champlin, who, after leaving the group in 1977, joined the rock band Chicago 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, Hammond B3 organ, 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 Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead and Moby Grape.^[6]