Help (band)

{{Short description|American rock band}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| origin = California, United States

| genre = Psychedelic rock, acid rock, hard rock

| years_active = 1970-71

| label = Decca

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| past_members = {{plainlist |

• Chet McCracken
• Jack Merrill
• Bob Rochan

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Help were a 1970s psychedelic, acid, hard rock power trio from California.

The band comprised Jack Merrill (vocals, guitar, formerly of The Echos, Candy Johnson and the Exciters, Sumpin' Else, & Hot Chocolate), Bob Rochan (vocals, bass guitar, percussion, formerly of The Sentinels, Sumpin' Else, and Hot Chocolate), and Chet McCracken (vocals, drums, percussion, formerly of the Evergreen Blueshoes)."[https://books.google.com/books?id=wggEAAAAMBAJ&dq=help+%22second+coming%22+decca&pg=PA22 Billboard Album Reviews - Help Second Coming]", Billboard, September 4, 1971, p. 22. Retrieved 12 January 2013Joynson, Vernon (2004) Fuzz Acid and Flowers Revisited, Borderline Productions, {{ISBN|1-899855-14-9}}, pp. 423-4

They released two albums on Decca Records in 1970 and 1971.Unterberger, Ritchie "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/help-mw0000480243 Help Review]", Allmusic. Retrieved 12 January 2013Popoff, Martin (2010) Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948–1991, Krause Publications, {{ISBN|978-1440211317}}, p. 545

McCracken went on to drum with The Doobie Brothers.

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