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![]() The Charlatans in 1965[1] From left to right: George Hunter, Richard Olsen, Mike Wilhelm, Dan Hicks, and Mike Ferguson | |
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Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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The Charlatans were an American folk rock and psychedelic rock band that played a role in the development of the San Francisco Haight-Ashbury music scene during the 1960s.[5][6] They are often cited by critics as being the first group to play in the style that became known as the San Francisco Sound.[7][8]
Exhibiting more pronounced jug band, country and blues influences than many bands from the same scene, the Charlatans' rebellious attitude and distinctive late 19th-century fashions exerted a strong influence on the Summer of Love in San Francisco.[9] The band's recorded output was small. Following difficulties with various record labels, their only album, The Charlatans, was recorded and released by a reconstituted lineup (with only two members of the original group) in 1969.
Original drummer Dan Hicks went on to form Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, a more commercially successful ensemble that amalgamated elements of country, folk and jazz in a predominantly acoustic setting.[10] Guitarist Mike Wilhelm later joined the Flamin' Groovies.[11]
Date: 1965; printed 2005; Medium: Gelatin silver print; Dimensions: image: 16 in x 15 3/4 in; paper: 22 in x 18 in; Accession Number: 2016:11.13;
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