Frijid Pink

The Detroit band Frijid Pink scored a top-ten hit in the spring of 1970 with their cover of "House of the Rising Sun".  The band has hung around with various lineups ever since, but never had another hit.  Some interesting things about Frijid Pink... they were so popular in Detroit that Led Zeppelin opened for them at Detroit's Grand Ballroom.  They recorded House of the Rising Sun as a filler, just using up time at the end of a recording session.  And, the song was a huge hit in Canada as well as England.  I just love their version... a great example of the early use of guitar distortion.
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