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The Charlatans were an influential American psychedelic rock band between 1964 and 1969 that played a role in the development of the San Francisco music scene during the 1960s and are often cited by critics as being the first group to play in the style that became known as the San Francisco Sound. Exhibiting more pronounced jug band, country and blues influences than many bands from the same scene, the Charlatans’ rebellious attitude and distinctive late 19th-century fashions exerted a major influence on the Summer of Love in San Francisco. Their recorded output was small, with their first album, The Charlatans, not being released until 1969, some years after the band's heyday. The band is notable for featuring the first commercial appearance of Dan Hicks, later of Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks.
== Links To Peel ==
During the late 1960s, Peel never (as far as is known from existing playlists) played any of the band's material. They were one of the first bands to emerge from the San Francisco hippie community, which the DJ was generally a fan of, and made their name via a lengthy residency in Virginia City, Nevada before returning to San Francisco. But they never made any impact on record and split up before the underground had become a major pop trend. They were regarded as pioneers by rock historians - in his book Psychedelia and Other Colours (2015) Rob Chapman claims that "they made far more sense as a conceptual art installation than a rock group" (p.61) - and after their demise were written about in magazines such as Zigzag. Peel did, however, play tracks by Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, who achieved some commercial success in the 1970s. He also played three tracks from Mike Wilhelm's solo LP released through ZigZag on his show of 30 June 1976.
In 1990, Peel played a track 'Easy When I'm Dead' from the group after playing a song from The Charlatans UK, who were at that time a new band from Manchester, England.
== Shows Played ==
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1990
* 08 January 1990: Easy When I'm Dead (album - The Charlatans) Philips
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* BBC Arts: Psychedelic frontiersmen: How Dan Hicks and The Charlatans licked West Coast rock into shape
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