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One of the first L.A. folk-rock groups to spring up in the wake of <a href="spotify:artist:1PCZpxHJz7WAMF8EEq8bfc">the Byrds</a> in the mid-'60s, the Leaves are most remembered for recording the first -- and one of the most successful -- rock versions of "Hey Joe," which reached the Top 40 (and was a huge California hit) in 1966. None of their other releases approached this success (although "Too Many People" was a local hit), but the group recorded a fair number of strong covers and original songs during their brief existence. More explicitly <a href="spotify:artist:22bE4uQ6baNwSHPVcDxLCe">Stones</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:3WrFJ7ztbogyGnTHbHJFl2">Beatles</a>-influenced than <a href="spotify:artist:1PCZpxHJz7WAMF8EEq8bfc">the Byrds</a>, they didn't project as strong an identity as competitors like <a href="spotify:artist:1PCZpxHJz7WAMF8EEq8bfc">the Byrds</a> or Love, despite displaying considerable talent for harmony rockers in both the folk-rock and British Invasion styles. After cutting some singles and an album for the tiny Mira label, they moved to Capitol and disbanded after a disappointing follow-up (All the Good That's Happening, 1967) that offered less distinguished material and a more diluted sound. Leaves bassist Jim Pons went on to join <a href="spotify:artist:2VIoWte1HPDbZ2WqHd2La7">the Turtles</a> for a while in the late '60s. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi
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