With the first version of the Chocolate Watchband disbanded, Mark Loomis moved on to join The Shandels. La première version du Chocolate Watchband étant enterrée, Mark Loomis se joint aux Shandels.
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In June 2013, the Chocolate Watchband made it back to a recording studio in their hometown San Jose, to begin a new album. En juin 2013, le Chocolate Watchband revient au studio à San José, pour enregistrer un nouvel album.
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Quickly becoming disillusioned, he took the discarded name "Chocolate Watchband" and recruited The Shandels' bass player Bill 'Flo' Flores and former Watchband drummer, Gary Andrijasevich. Déçu, il reprend le nom de Chocolate Watchband et recrute le bassiste des Shandels, Bill « Flo » Flores et l'ancien batteur du Watchband, Gary Andrijasevich.
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Quickly becoming disillusioned, he took the discarded name "Chocolate Watchband" and recruited The Shandels' bass player Bill 'Flo' Flores and former Watchband drummer, Gary Andrijasevich. Déçu, il reprend le nom de Chocolate Watchband et recrute le bassiste des Shandels, Bill « Flo » Flores et l'ancien batteur du Watchband, Gary Andrijasevich.
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Six months later, after opening for the Mothers of Invention at the Fillmore Auditorium, Hollywood music producer Bill Graham urged the Chocolate Watchband to sign a management contract with him. Six mois plus tard, après avoir ouvert pour The Mothers of Invention au Fillmore Auditorium, le producteur Bill Graham contacte le Chocolate Watchband pour les signer.
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The Chocolate Watchband was formed in the summer of 1965 in Los Altos, California by Ned Torney and Mark Loomis, who had previously played guitar together in a local band known as The Chaparrals in the previous year. The Chocolate Watchband est formé à l'été 1965 à Los Altos par Ned Torney et Mark Loomis, qui jouaient de la guitare dans un groupe local appelé The Chaparrals l'année précédente.
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The two were joined by other local collegies Rick Young (bass guitar), Pete Curry (drums), Jo Kemling (organ), and Danny Phay (lead vocals) to form the first version of the Chocolate Watchband, a name that was originally meant to be taken as a joke. Ils sont rejoints par Rick Young (basse), Pete Curry (batterie), Jo Kemling (orgue), et Danny Phay (chant) pour former la première version du Chocolate Watchband, un nom qui est à l'origine une blague.
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The Chocolate Watchband was reformed in late 1968, with the Danny Phay, the group's original vocalist in its 1965 inception, re-joining the band, as well as guitarist Ned Torney; bassist Bill Flores and guitarist Sean Tolby from the 1967 line-up remained. The Chocolate Watchband revient à la fin 1968, avec le retour de Danny Phay, chanteur du groupe depuis sa création en 1965, et du guitariste Ned Torney ; le bassiste Bill Flores et le guitariste Sean Tolby de la formation 1967 restent.
