User:Independantce/sandbox

"your own kind" was a local Rhode island band formed in 1965. band members included David Katz (bass/vocals) Al Azevedo (lead guitar/vocals) & Arthur Buteau (drums/bass). they produced a single in 1967 that won the well known "battle of the bands" on a radio station based in Providence, RI known as WPRO. recorded in a small private studio in New Bedford, MA. only 300 copies of the record were made and only 3 are known to exist today. the band won the fan vote against well known groups of the time including The Rolling Stones as well as The Yardbirds among others. the band members played together until 2015 after the death of former member Ernie lizzotte who was serving in Vietnam at the time of the recording. the record can be heard at the following link...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBpPAe8AhKQ