Seatrain

Roots-fusion combo Seatrain formed from the ashes of the <a href="spotify:artist:1lvclIZLUGZ52gMi7uDDkv">Blues Project</a> -- following the exits of the New York-based group's other members. Flutist/bassist <a href="spotify:artist:1WnNvLor7yq43gJewWceTi">Andy Kulberg</a> and drummer Roy Blumenfeld relocated to Marin County, CA, forming a new lineup with vocalist Jim Roberts, ex-<a href="spotify:artist:7Iq5KX3B8YnDLTCGU8eP2W">Mystery Trend</a> guitarist John Gregory, former Jim Kweskin Jug Band violinist <a href="spotify:artist:5tc9xcv0phfVRO4TT2yxs5">Richard Greene</a>, and saxophonist Don Kretmar. Though the group's 1968 album, Planned Obsolescence, was issued under the <a href="spotify:artist:1lvclIZLUGZ52gMi7uDDkv">Blues Project</a> name out of contractual obligations, the sextet immediately rechristened itself Seatrain to release a self-titled 1969 LP highlighted by their unique blend of rock, bluegrass, folk, and blues. A series of roster changes plagued the group in the months to follow, however, and in 1970 Seatrain -- now comprising <a href="spotify:artist:1WnNvLor7yq43gJewWceTi">Kulberg</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5XmcDLR7LLwE5xU06CGvkG">Roberts</a> and Greene in addition to keyboardist Lloyd Baskin, drummer Larry Atamanuik, and former <a href="spotify:artist:0jm51WxuFGKGGuPZbFaC2X">Earth Opera</a> guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:52FOkBVb83F2QduWKRqmhm">Peter Rowan</a> -- released their second album, also eponymously-titled, scoring a minor hit with the single "13 Questions." The <a href="spotify:artist:4Fgf6RvuWpiwDXSE7Vammx">George Martin</a>-produced Marblehead Messenger followed a year later, with Greene and <a href="spotify:artist:52FOkBVb83F2QduWKRqmhm">Rowan</a> soon exiting to join <a href="spotify:artist:4bRCPEdQ8XgpBJwXv1WzgM">Muleskinner</a>; <a href="spotify:artist:5XmcDLR7LLwE5xU06CGvkG">Roberts</a> and Atamanuik left Seatrain as well, with the latter eventually resurfacing in Emmylou Harris' Nash Ramblers. The remaining duo of <a href="spotify:artist:1WnNvLor7yq43gJewWceTi">Kulberg</a> and Baskin recruited guitarist Peter Walsh, keyboardist Bill Elliot, and drummer Julio Coronado for one final LP, 1973's Watch. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi