| Neighb'rhood Childr'n | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Navarros White Horse |
| Origin | Phoenix, Oregon, United States |
| Genres | Psychedelic pop, Psychedelic rock, Garage rock |
| Years active | 1967–1970 |
| Labels | Acta |
| Past members | |
| Rick Bolz - 12 string guitar, harmonica, vocals Ron Raschdorf - guitar, harmonica, vocals W.A. Farrens - drums, harmonica, vocals Dyan Hoffman - vocals, keyboards George Gleim - bass, vocals John Morrison - drums Gary Campbell - guitar Tom Ryan - drums |
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The Neighb'rhood Childr'n were a psychedelic pop/rock band from San Francisco, California, United States. The band was primarily active during the late 1960s.
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The band started in 1967[1] in Phoenix, Oregon (a small city outside of Medford) as the teen band The Navarros, playing surf music and R&B.[2][3] The original members were Rick Bolz, George Gleim, Dyan Hoffman, John Morrison and Gary Campbell.[2] After cutting a single on a local Oregon label, the band moved to San Francisco and got caught up in the psychedelic rock movement.[2] After losing Morrison and Campbell to the draft, Ron Raschdorf and W.A. Farrens joined and the Navarros changed their name to The Neighb'rhood Childr'n.[2] They recorded a self-titled album on the Acta label in 1968.[2] This album is now much sought after by record collectors.[4] They toured constantly in support of the album, opening for The Who and The Grass Roots, and going on a short tour with The Beau Brummels.[2] After encountering problems on tour, the band developed a religious focus and changed their name to White Horse. They could not find a label that would release their second album, and the group disbanded in 1970.[2]
Their sound was compared to that of Jefferson Airplane, especially because of the vocal interplay between Dyan Hoffman and Rick Bolz, and The Turtles.[4] They also draw comparisons to the Sapphire Thinkers and The Peanut Butter Conspiracy.[5][6]