Powell St. John

Powell St John

harmonica playing, beret-wearing beatnik who emerged out of the mid-1960s Austin, Texas campus folk/bohemian scene, along with The 13th Floor Elevators, He worked with Janis Joplin and Lannie Wiggins in a small trio called The Waller Creek Boys, wrote material for The 13th Floor Elevators and  moved to San Francisco, where, with Tracey Nelson he formed Mother Earth. He left the band after their second album when they relocated to Nashville, and disappeared into semi-obscurity. Interesting. File under: Texas Psychedelia

Discography

In the music library: Right Track Now

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