Elyse
Elyse Weinberg is a gifted singer-songwriter whose debut album, “Elyse,” has become an underground legend thanks to such contemporary fans as Amy Annelle and Elf Power. The original album was recorded in 1968 when Canadian-born Elyse, part of the Toronto folk-rock scene, made her way to Los Angeles. Meeting up with fellow Canadian troubadour Neil Young, she was quickly embraced by the California folk-rock community, which led to a recording contract with the now-defunct Tetragrammaton label.
The freewheeling album (featuring Young and the late Collin Walcott of the band Oregon) was critically well received and made it to the #31 position on the Billboard Album Charts. Elyse even performed on “The Tonight Show.” Mass appeal, however, was not in the cards. A second album was recorded but Tetragrammaton, co-owned by Bill Cosby, fl...
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The freewheeling album (featuring Young and the late Collin Walcott of the band Oregon) was critically well received and made it to the #31 position on the Billboard Album Charts. Elyse even performed on “The Tonight Show.” Mass appeal, however, was not in the cards. A second album was recorded but Tetragrammaton, co-owned by Bill Cosby, fl...
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