Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band
The group in 1966
Background information
GenresPsychedelic rock, folk rock, jug band

Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band was an American psychedelic rock band.[1] They were known best for including Norman Greenbaum,[1] and their hit "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago", which reached No. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.[1]

The band members were Norman Greenbaum (vocals), Bonnie Zee Wallach (guitar, vocals), Jack Carrington (guitar, vocals, percussion) and Evan Engber (percussion).[2]

Discography

Albums

  • The Eggplant That Ate Chicago (1967)[1]
  • Norman Greenbaum with Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band (1969 compilation)
  • Euphoria: The Best of Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band (1998 compilation of the album 'The Eggplant That Ate Chicago', all the singles tracks and 8 previously unreleased tracks)[3]

Singles

  • "Gondoliers, Shakespeares, Overseers, Playboys and Bums" / "Daddy I Know" (1967)
  • "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" / "You Can't Fight City Hall Blues" (1967)
  • "You Can Fly" / "The Circus Left Town Today" (1967)
  • "Bullets LaVerne" / "Jigsaw" (1968)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 154. ISBN 0-7535-0149-X.
  2. ↑ "Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band".
  3. ↑ "Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band - Euphoria! - the Best of". Discogs.


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