It's a Beautiful Day

As one of the many bands that emerged from the San Francisco music scene in the late 60s, they showed great promise with their eponymous debut album, including the classic song "White Bird." They might have achieved much greater success with a mainstream audience if they hadn't been passed over for an appearance at Woodstock, when the concert promoters chose the then unknown Santana instead of them. They were lead by violinist David LaFlamme and his wife Linda LaFlamme, who played keyboards and co-wrote much of their material. The band released three studio albums before essentially disbanding, although they have occasionally reunited from time to time since then.