Help (band)

American rock band

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Help

Origin| California, United States
Genres| Psychedelic rock, acid rock, hard rock
Years active| 1970-71
Labels| Decca
Past members|

* Chet McCracken
* Jack Merrill
* Bob Rochan

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).[1][2]

They released two albums on Decca Records in 1970 and 1971.[3][4]

McCracken went on to drum with The Doobie Brothers.[2]

Help! in 1971. Left to right, Chet McCracken, Bob Rochan, Jack Merrill

## Discography

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### Albums

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* Help (1970), Decca
* Second Coming (1971), Decca

### Singles

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* "Keep in Touch" (1971), Decca
* "Good Time Music" (1971), Decca

## References

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1. ^ "Billboard Album Reviews - Help Second Coming", Billboard, September 4, 1971, p. 22. Retrieved 12 January 2013
2. ^ a b Joynson, Vernon (2004) Fuzz Acid and Flowers Revisited, Borderline Productions, ISBN 1-899855-14-9, pp. 423-4
3. ^ Unterberger, Ritchie "Help Review", Allmusic. Retrieved 12 January 2013
4. ^ Popoff, Martin (2010) Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948–1991, Krause Publications, ISBN 978-1440211317, p. 545

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