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"Kal" David Raskin (born 15 June 1943) is an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, whose 50-year musical career in Illinois, New York and California extended through various phases, including a highly regarded stint with Columbia Records in early 1970s. ==Early years (1960s and 1970s)== Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, David Raskin began using the performing name "Kal David" in his late teens as the frontman of his neighborhood band, Kal David and the Exceptions, formed in 1962.〔(Kal David at Paul Cotton's Musical Archive )〕 Its other members were Peter Cetera (bass, vocals), Denny Ebert (drums, vocals), and Marty Grebb (saxophone, keyboards, guitar, vocals).〔 Cetera later joined The Big Thing, which became Chicago, and Grebb joined The Buckinghams.〔(Fancy Colours: ''Exceptions to the rules: The pre-Chicago bands'' )〕 Around this time Kal David and the Exceptions were regular performers at the Interlude Club on Pulaski in Chicago. Kal David left the group to sign a recording contract with King Records and, later, with Vee-Jay Records. In 1965, during his stint at Vee-Jay, he formed a new duo, The Rovin' Kind, with guitarist Paul Cotton,〔 and the two transferred to Dunwich Records. Following a name change to Illinois Speed Press and a move to Los Angeles in 1968, the duo recorded two albums for Columbia, the self-titled ''Illinois Speed Press'' and ''Duet''. In late 1970, as Cotton joined the band Poco as its lead guitarist, David decided to leave the West Coast for the East and moved to Woodstock, the small-town/rural New York area, in the vicinity of previous year's iconic Festival. His new group, The Fabulous Rhinestones featuring ex-Electric Flag bassist Harvey Brooks and ex-Buckinghams' keyboard player Marty Grebb, recorded three albums: ''Fabulous Rhinestones'', ''Freewheelin' '' (on Paramount Records) and ''Rhinestones'' (on 20th Century Records). Friends advised him to visit a club in Woodstock and it was there that he met his future wife, vocalist Lauri Bono, who subsequently accompanied him back to Los Angeles for the next phase of their career, doing sidework for Etta James and Johnny Rivers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kal David」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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