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Popcorn Blizzard. Though little known during their career, Popcorn Blizzard are best remembered today as the band that launched the career of frontman Marvin Lee Aday, aka Meat Loaf. The group was formed in Los Angeles…. Read Full Biography.
Great psych jam with plenty of organ and shredding. Oh, and this is also Meat Loaf's musical debut. Freeland, MI, 1968
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- Rivmic
Popcorn Blizzard is best-remembered for featuring frontman Marvin Lee Aday, later to achieve a measure of fame as Meat Loaf. The group was originally formed by drummer Pete Woodman in Los Angeles in 1967.
As the 1960s drew to a close Popcorn Blizzard emerged as one of the most active bands on the Motor City circuit, frequently playing the famed Grande Ballroom and opening for acts including the Who, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, the Kinks, Big Brother & the Holding Company, and the MC5.
Gawd only knows why De-Lite signed The Popcorn Blizzard, but within a couple of months the band debuted with a single: - 1968's 'My Suzaane' b/w 'Loneliness' (De-Lite catalog number DE-506) The single did nothing commercially, but De-Lite still agreed to finance an album, resulting in the release of 1968's Peter Anders produced "Explode".
