Brownsville Station
This Detroit-based quartet—Cub Koda (guitar/harmonica), Michael Lutz (guitar/vocals), Bruce Nazarian (guitar/synthesiser) and Henry Week (drums/vocals)—forged its early reputation as a superior ‘oldies’ group. Their attention to ‘roots’ music was later fused to an understanding of pop's dynamics, exemplified in Smokin' In The Boys Room (1973), which reached number 3 in the US charts and the UK Top 30 the following year. Subsequent releases lacked the quartet's early sense of purpose and the band was latterly folded. Koda later fronted several ‘revival’ styled units while proclaiming his love of R&B and blues through columns in USA collectors' magazines.