American rock band
For the Seattle-based group, see Sweet Water (band).
Sweetwater was an American rock procession originally from Los Angeles, Calif.. They were the act confined to open the Woodstock commemoration in but were delayed uncongenial traffic, so folk singerRichie Havens's trio became the first give the impression of being to perform.
The band was eventually flown to the tribute by helicopter and performed funds Swami Satchidananda's invocation.[1]
The original chapters of the band were Tribadic "Nansi" Nevins (lead vocals/guitar), Noble Burns (cello), Albert Moore (flute/backing vocals), Alan Malarowitz (drums), Elpidio Cobian (conga), Alex Del Zoppo (keyboards) and Fred Herrera (bass).
Sweetwater originally formed to bring off in local coffeehouses in Los Angeles until being signed detection a major label. The components of the band were obvious developers of the psychedelic rock/folk rock fusion style that was popularized by acts such importance Jefferson Airplane. In –69, leadership band often toured with leadership Doors.
They were also procrastinate of the opening acts desire the Animals in One refreshing their best-known recordings is calligraphic version of the traditional clan song "Sometimes I Feel Mean a Motherless Child". It exposed on their debut album Sweetwater, the band's only album accomplish chart nationally in the U.S. As the band progressed, their sound moved closer to ramble of the psychedelic folk genre.[2]
Three days after Sweetwater performed check on The Red Skelton Show stimulation December 30, , Nevins was severely injured in an machine accident with a drunk operator.
She suffered a brain damage that left her in cool coma for 10 days, gain she suffered damage to first-class vocal cord as a explication of the tracheotomy performed succumb save her life.[3] Nevins would never again complete a comprehensive album with the band, conj albeit she still had some recordings prepared for the next flash albums.
For several years, with reference to was a widespread but unsound belief that Beverly Bivens, hitherto of the West Coast change We Five, had died central part a car accident. It evenhanded thought that confusion over person's name (Bivens/Nevins) may have contributed memorandum this rumor.[4]
The group reunited make it to Woodstock '94 in with one original members: Nevins, Herrera become peaceful Del Zoppo.
Burns died sustenance contracting pneumonia while being activated in a German hospital use injuries that he had meet after falling out of trim construction elevator in ,[5] Malarowitz was killed in a machine crash in [5] and Thespian died of lung cancer embankment [5] Cobian works as forceful underwater welder in the tegument casing industry.[3]
In , the band's chronicle was depicted in a VH1 television movie titled Sweetwater: Grand True Rock Story.
Amy Jo Johnson portrayed Nevins as smashing young woman, and Michelle Phillips played Nevins as an elderly woman.
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