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Bread was an American soft rock band from Los Angeles, California. They placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1970 and 1977 and were an example of what later was labeled as soft rock.
The band consisted of David Gates (vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, violin, viola, percussion), Jimmy Griffin (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion) and Robb Royer (bass guitar, guitar, flute, keyboards, percussion, recorder, backing vocals). On their first album session musician Jim Gordon played (Drums, percussion, piano), Mike Botts (drums, percussion) became their permanent drummer when he joined in the summer of 1969 and Larry Knechtel (keyboards, bass guitar, guitar, harmonica) replaced Royer in 1971.
Members
David Gates – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, violin, viola, percussion (1968–1973, 1976–1978, 1996–1997)
Jimmy Griffin – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion (1968–1973, 1976–1978, 1996–1997; died 2005)
Robb Royer – bass guitar, guitar, flute, keyboards, percussion, recorder, backing vocals (1968–1971)
Mike Botts – drums, percussion (1969–1973, 1976–1978, 1996–1997; died 2005)
Larry Knechtel – keyboards, bass guitar, guitar, harmonica (1971–1973, 1976–1978, 1996–1997; died 2009)
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