DETROIT LOSES ONCE AGAIN
Yes, folks, it’s happened once more, another Detroit band has made it big... in another city that is.
The Passing Clouds have been around since April of 1966 when they formed on the north-west side of Detroit. They really got moving in July of ‘67 when Joe Fineman joined the group and got together with Steve Ross to put out some original songs.
Through some introductory letters sent to top managers in New York the Passing Clouds mad their first contact with professional recording people. They went to New York for interviews and to generally get screwed around with. Disappointed, the group decided that Los Angeles was their last hope. Joe and Steve were sent ahead as scouts armed with a tape and a dub recording made in New York. Well, they hit the jackpot when they came across a Mr. Bob Russell who was a bit interested in their sound. Through him the band met Chris Peterson who auditioned and contracted them. The band was now situated in California and signed on Pete Records in May of ‘68. They’ve cut their first album now, “Hawks and Doves”, and we can sit back and listen to what we‘ve missed out on... a pretty good band.
