Country Boy & Bleeker Street

H.P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft was an American psychedelic rock band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1967 and named after the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft (born Howard Phillips Lovecraft on 20 August 1890; died 15 March 1937). Much of the band's music was possessed of a haunting, eerie ambience, and consisted of material that was inspired by the macabre writings of the namesake author. Combining elements of psychedelia and folk rock, the band's sound was marked by the striking vocal harmonies of ex-folk singer George Edwards and the classically trained Dave Michaels. In addition, Michaels' multi-instrumentalist abilities on organ, piano, harpsichord, clarinet and recorder provided the band with a richer sonic palette than many of their contemporaries. The band signed to … more »