Linn County

Originari di Chicago, si trasferiscono a San Francisco durante il boom del flower power, riscuotendo una popolarità locale limitata alla Bay Area. Nel corso della loro carriera pubblicano 3 album, tutti imperniati su un suono essenzialmente rock blues, anche se traspaiono influenze westcoastiane. L'organista e leader Stephen Miller pubblica STEPHEN MILLER (Philips, 1970 USA) con tre membri del gruppo (Walk, Easter e Long) come sessionmen. Nei '70 suonerà con Elvin Bishop, Harvey Mandel e Grinderswitch.

Linn County was an American band based in Iowa and later in San Francisco.

History

Linn County formed around 1966 in Linn County, Iowa, USA as the Prophets. In 1968, the band signed with Mercury Records, moved to San Francisco, California, and changed its name to Linn County. They released their first album Proud Flesh Soothseer in 1968 and toured, performing with bands and people such as: Albert King, Led Zeppelin, Sly & the Family Stone, Eric Burdon & the Animals and Ten Years After. They were becoming more well known when the group broke up shortly after Clark Pierson left to join Janis Joplin and Steve Miller left to join Elvin Bishop. Fred Walk kept the band together with different personnel for a time then disbanded the group in 1973. Linn County also headlined or played with Ike & Tina Turner, Earl Hooker, John Lee Hooker,Paul Butterfield, Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, Steve Miller, Albert Collins and a host of others during rock festivals. When Linn County signed with Mercury, they were given the (then) unheard of sum of $50,000.00 as a signing bonus plus funds to move the group from Chicago to San Francisco.
Linn County released three albums from 1968 to 1970. Over the course of their existence, they had seven band members.

Members

Member	Instruments	Length
Stephen Miller	organ, vocals	1967 - 1970
Larry Easter	saxophone, flute	1967 - 1971
Bob Miskimen	bass	1967 - 1968
Dino Long	bass	1968 - 1970
Fred Walk	guitar, sitar	1967 - 1973
Jerry 'Snake' McAndrew	drums	1967 - 1969
Clark Pierson	drums	1969 - 1970