Bloodstone

About

Formed in 1962, in Kansas City, Missouri, the group was a high school doo-wop group called The Sinceres. In 1967-68 they were backed by and toured with a large Kansas City horn band known as the Smokin' Emeralds and performed their version of a Motown-style review which drew large crowds at a venue called the Place in the Westport district of KC. By 1971, the band consisted of Melvin Webb on drums, Roger Durham on percussion, Charles Love on guitar and vocals, Charles McCormick on bass, Harry Williams on percussion, and Willis Draffen on guitar. Around 1971, the group moved to Los Angeles, California, and met their prospective managers George Braunstein and Ron Hamady. They also replaced their drummer Melvin Webb with Eddie Summers. The new managers decided to change their name from The Sinceres to Bloodstone. Later the group traveled to London, England where they earned a recording contract with Decca Records. Their first album was titled "Bloodstone", from which there were two singles released simultaneously, "That's The Way We Make Our Music", and "Girl (You Look So Fine)", both written and arranged by Eddie Summers. Their second album, "Natural High" reached the US R&B Top 10,…