Seattles first alternative rock band, The Daily Flash, are best remembered for containing Doug Hastings, the guitarist who briefly subbed for Neil Young in Buffalo Springfield and went on to join Rhinoceros, and for recording two obscure yet highly collectable singles. However, a closer inspection of the bands short, but colourful career, reveals a group of four talented individuals whose diverse musical backgrounds helped to create one of the most exciting and original outfits to emerge from the American Northwest. The Daily Flash are an American folk rock and psychedelic band founded in 1965, active until 1968 and reformed in 2002. originally based in Seattle and later in Los Angeles The group was composed of guitarist/singer Steve Lalor, lead guitarist Doug Hastings, bass player/singer Don MacAllister and drummer Jon Keliehor. According to Mike Stax, they had become a major force in the growing Seattle underground scene by 1965. Their sound, which incorporated elements of folk music and jazz as well as rock stood in contrast to the garage rock sound typical of the Pacific Northwest at the time, anticipating the sound that came to be identified with San Francisco. The Seattle band The Daily Flash released its cover if Ian Tysons The French Girl in 1967. youtu.be/5rYU7JQdCZQ
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