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unusual facts about Soledad Brothers


D Stevens

In early 1970, as Public Affairs Director KPFK-FM, Stevens won a Golden Mike award for exposing conditions at California's Soledad Prison and the cause of the "Soledad Brothers" including George Jackson.


Estrus Records

They have released such bands as Marble Orchard (second single released by Estrus) Soledad Brothers, The Drags, The Mummies, Impala, Man or Astro-man?, the Makers, Gas Huffer, The Mooney Suzuki, DMBQ, The Cherry Valence, Midnight Evils, Mono Men, Federation X, The Trashwomen, Satan's Pilgrims, Immortal Lee County Killers, The Dexateens, and Southern Culture on the Skids.

Hugo Pinell

While Pinell was imprisoned in San Quentin State Prison he made contact with revolutionary prisoners such as George Jackson, one of the Soledad Brothers and W.L. Nolen.

Static Rituals

To date, their most well-known release is their contributions to the Purr Like a Kitten LP compilation, which featured tracks from other Toledo, Ohio and Detroit area musicians such as Jessica Bailiff and Soledad Brothers, among others.

Under Blackpool Lights

Among these tracks, there are some cover songs such as "Take a Whiff on Me" (Lead Belly), "Outlaw Blues" (Bob Dylan), "Jack the Ripper" (Screaming Lord Sutch), "Jolene" (Dolly Parton), "Death Letter" (Son House), "Goin' Back to Memphis" (Soledad Brothers), and "De Ballit of de Boll Weevil" (Lead Belly).


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