Although Joni Mitchell played most of the instruments on her debut album, Stephen Stills played bass on her first single "Night in the City". Stills dropped out of school to pursue a musical career. He was active in the Greenwich Village Folk scene playing in bands and as a solo artist. He was eventually recruited to be a part of Cafe Au Go-Go's house band the Au Go-Go Singers in 1964. Other members included Kathy King, Jean Gurney, Michael Scott, Rick Geiger, Roy Michaels, Nels Gustafson, Bob Hamerlink, and Richie Furay. They recorded one album before breaking up in late 1965. Stills's arrangement for "High Flying Bird" is an early example of the folk rock that Stills would soon help popularize.
Here is the complete discography for Au Go-Go Singers:
They Call Us Au Go-Go Singers
San Francisco Bay Blues (1964 single)
"Gotta Travel On" by Au Go-Go Singers
Pass the Headphones!!
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