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Cyrus Faryar
Cyrus Faryar
American musician
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Jerry Yester
Jerry Yester
American musician
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The Lovin' Spoonful
The Lovin' Spoonful
American band
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The Association
The Association
American pop music band
4
Anita Kerr
Anita Kerr
American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer
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Erik Jacobsen
Erik Jacobsen
American record producer
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Larry Knechtel
Larry Knechtel
American session musician
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Curt Boettcher
Curt Boettcher
American musician
8
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
American record producer (1931-1978)
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Claus Ogerman
Claus Ogerman
German composer
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Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
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Connie Kay
Connie Kay
American musician
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Judy Henske
Judy Henske
American musician
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The Byrds
The Byrds
American rock band
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
15
The New Christy Minstrels
The New Christy Minstrels
American large-ensemble folk music group
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Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton
American musician
17
Arthur Alexander
Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer
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Graham Bond
Graham Bond
British musician
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The Charlatans
The Charlatans
American band that plays psychedelic rock
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Joseph Byrd
Joseph Byrd
American musician
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Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks
American musician
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Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
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Paul Horn
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
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Vince Guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi
American jazz pianist and composer (1928-1976)
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The Beau Brummels
The Beau Brummels
American rock band
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Percy Heath
Percy Heath
American musician
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
American supergroup
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Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
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Henry Diltz
Henry Diltz
American photographer
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Wilton Felder
Wilton Felder
American musician
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Ian & Sylvia
Ian & Sylvia
Canadian musical duo
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Roger McGuinn
Roger McGuinn
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
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Clarence White
Clarence White
American musician
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Joe Farrell
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
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Phil Spector
Phil Spector
American record producer, songwriter, and convicted murderer
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Chad Mitchell Trio
Chad Mitchell Trio
North American vocal group
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Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
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Les Baxter's Balladeers
Les Baxter's Balladeers
American musical group; 1960s folk group formed by band leader Les Baxter
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Freddy Cannon
Freddy Cannon
American rock and roll singer
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Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield
North American folk rock band
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We Five
We Five
American folk rock group
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Bud & Travis
Bud & Travis
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Mike Mainieri
Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
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The Ronettes
The Ronettes
band
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Henry Thomas
Henry Thomas
American recording artist; country blues singer, songster and musician.
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Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
American rock band
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Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse
American musician
Modern Folk Quartet
American folk music revival group formed in the early 1960s

Modern Folk Quartet

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American folk music revival group formed in the early 1960s
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The Modern Folk Quartet (or "MFQ") was an American folk music revival group that formed in the early 1960s. Originally emphasizing acoustic instruments and group harmonies, they performed extensively and recorded two albums. In 1965, as the Modern Folk Quintet, they ventured into electric folk rock and recorded with producers Phil Spector and Jack Nitzsche. Although MFQ received a fair amount of exposure, their rock-oriented recordings failed to capture their sound or generate enough interest and they disbanded in 1966. Subsequently, MFQ re-formed several times and made further recordings.