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The Blues Image

Known for their hit "Ride Captain Ride", Blues Image was formed in Tampa, Florida in 1966 around Michael Pinera (vocals, guitar), Joe Lala (vocals, percussion), Manuel Bertematti (drums) and Malcolm Jones (bass). Joined by Frank "Skip" Konte on keyboards in 1968, the musicians moved to New York for a few gigs, before settling in Los Angeles and signing with Atco, a division of Atlantic Records, in February 1969. After a first album of the same name, which concentrated the blues, psychedelic rock and hard rock ingredients that characterize their music, Blues Image recorded Open (1...