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Produced by Jackson Browne, Chicago native Warren Zevon's "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" made it's first appearance on his 1976 self-titled album. During the seventies Warren toured and recorded with the Everly Brothers. Later that decade he roomed with the

Laura Nyro (Nigro) released the album "Eli and the Thirteenth Confession" in 1968, it contains the hits "Sweet Blindness", "Stoned Soul Picnic" and "Eli's Comin'"! Group details for Three Dog Night are elsewhere in this blog. According to their website

Laura Nyro wrote and wanted to record "Wedding Bell Blues" in 1966 for her "More Than A New Discovery" album. The producer didn't want the tune on the album and this apparently lead to Laura leaving the Verve Folkways label. The Fifth Dimension cover

Laura Nyro's "Stoned Soul Picnic" is again from the 1968 album "Eli and the Thirteenth Confession" produced by former Four Seasons member Charlie Calello. The Fifth Dimension got to the number three Billboard position with their cover from the 1968

Dorsey and Johnny Burnette were members of the legendary "Rock and Roll Trio" with Paul Burlison. Dorsey hit the top twenty with "Tall Oak Tree" in 1960 and is the father of Fleetwood Mac member Billy Burnette . Dorsey's younger brother Johnny had