ROCK HISTORY

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Near the beginning of hard rock pioneers, American quartet Vanilla Fudge doesn’t often get the same respect as their peers.

As we start reeling in the years, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dPRGfGmCmU  one of the best-known early rock bands for their heavy take on The Supremes’ Motown classic ‘You Keep Me Hangin’ On ' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3bjMtqpGBw was Vanilla Fudge was one of the biggest draws in the evolving psychedelic and blues rock genres of the late 1960s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ChToIvLRM

While playing shows across the United States of America, Vanilla Fudge rubbed elbows with some of their fellow boundary-pushers. Everyone from Deep Purple https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIkX3UqGfIc  to Blue Cheer  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4vIlg4alz8

The group managed to cross paths with the hard-hitting New Yorkers during their relatively short initial career. But the most notable opening act that ever shared the bill with Vanilla Fudge was none other than Led Zeppelin, who supported Vanilla Fudge during Zeppelin’s first tour of America in 1968. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHyqOaA8wFE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg3GNYDQO_s

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