Fever Tree is a former American psychedelic rock band of the 1960s, chiefly known for their anthemic 1968 hit, "San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)".
The group originated in Houston, Texas and began in 1966 as a folk rock group called The Bostwick Vines. They changed their name to Fever Tree a year later after the addition of keyboard player Rob Landes.
The band briefly entered the public consciousness when their song "San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)" reached No. 91 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1968. Like most of the band's material, it was written by the couple of Scott and Vivian Holtzman, who also were their producers. This four-minute track captured all the band's trademarks: Dennis Keller's incantation-like vocals, the quick shifting between slow parts with an almost sacral feeling and faster, more rock-oriented parts, and especially the searing guitar work by Michael Knust.
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The band's music was played regularly by Peel on his shows for several months in 1968 and in International Times, published on 3rd May 1968, he mentioned that side 1 of their debut self titled album, Fever Tree, was good, but felt disappointed with side 2. A Peel listener wrote to Melody Maker asking where he could obtain the LP, played on Top Gear as a US import. The reply was published in the issue of March 22, 1969; "John Peel recommends you try the shop where he gets most of his American LPs: One Stop Records, 40 South Molton Street, London W1. You have to wait two to three weeks and they cost between 59s 6d and 62s 6d."
The band didn't achieve lasting fame, but nonetheless, Peel revisited their songs a few times in later decades.
Shows Played[]
- 21 April 1968: Man Who Paints The Pictures (album - Fever Tree) UNI
- 05 May 1968: Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out (album - Fever Tree) UNI
- 19 May 1968: Imitation Situation 1 (Toccata And Fugue) (LP - Fever Tree) UNI
- 26 May 1968: Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out (LP - Fever Tree) UNI
- 02 June 1968: Man Who Paints The Pictures (album - Fever Tree) UNI
- 09 June 1968: San Francisco Girls (Return Of The Native) (album - Fever Tree) UNI
- 01 September 1968: The Sun Also Rises (album - Fever Tree) UNI
- 15 September 1968: Man Who Paints The Pictures (album - Fever Tree) UNI
- 06 October 1968: San Francisco Girls (7") MCA
- 24 November 1968: Unlock My Door (LP - Fever Tree) UNI
- 22 December 1968: Grand Candy Bung Sweet (LP - Another Time, Another Place) UNI
- 1983
- 15 August 1983: Imitation Situation 1 (Toccata And Fugue) / Where Do You Go? (album - Fever Tree) UNI
- 1990
- 25 June 1990: Where Did You Go? (7" - What Time Did You Say It Is In Salt Lake City) UNI
- 2003
- 06 February 2003: Imitation Situation 1 (Toccata And Fugue) / Where Do You Go? (album - Fever Tree) UNI