The Electric Flag made their debut at the Monterey Festival in 1967 with Mike Bloomfield on guitar and Buddy Miles on drums.
The majority of the band were arrested on narcotics charges in 1967 at a Huntington Beach motel near the Golden Bear Club where they had a 10-day gig. Taken to jail were Bloomfield, bassist Harvey Brooks, organist Barry Goldberg and conga-drumming vocalist Nick ‘The Greek’ Gravenites.
With guitar, organ and brass The Electric Flag had a rocking blues sound full of energy. Too much energy it seems, because before they really showed what they were capable of, Bloomfield and Miles decided the group just wasn’t big enough for both of them. They both split, and the group folded.
Mike Bloomfield
Guitar, percussion
Nick Gravenites
Vocals, guitar
Barry Goldberg
Keyboards
Buddy Miles
Drums, percussion
Harvey Brooks
Bass, guitar
Marcus Doubleday
Trumpet, percussion
Peter Strazza
Saxophone
Herbie Rich
Guitar, saxophone
Ira Kamin
Organ
John Kahn
Bass
Mark Naftalin
Piano
