{"product_id":"elderberry-jak-long-overdue","title":"Elderberry Jak - Long Overdue","description":"\u003cp\u003eElderberry Jak was and is arguably the finest rock band to come out\u003cbr\u003eWest Virginia. It is certainly an arguable case if its single album is an accurate indicator, as the recording reveals a quartet as strong as any number of its more well-known, more commercially successful hard\u003cbr\u003erock contemporaries--bands such as Free, the James Gang, the\u003cbr\u003eGuess Who, and Three Dog Night--all with which Elderberry Jak shared a variety of sonic attributes. The band came together in the fall of 1969, with bass player Dave Coombs and lead vocalist Joe Cerisano (Silver Condor, Trans-Siberian Orchestra) as its co-founders. The two had previously played together in Coombs' outfit J.B. and the Bonnevilles\u003cbr\u003e. The Bonnevilles formed in 1965 and developed over the next few years into the most outstanding and popular group in the entire state of West Virginia. Upon the demise of J.B. and the Bonnevilles in 1969,\u003cbr\u003ethe duo formed a new unit called Kaboose, which lasted seven months. Then, with the addition of Tom Nicholas on guitar and Joe Hartman behind the drum kit, they became Elderberry Jak, named after the elderberry wine made by an uncle of Coombs. The quartet had soon become a powerful unit, mixing hard-driving rock with invigoratingly tight funk. The band traveled throughout their home states, Ohio and Pennsylvania, for performances, eventually earning a record deal with\u003cbr\u003eKenny's brother Leland Rogers in Memphis. The result was the first-\u003cbr\u003erate Long Overdue, released in 1970\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DEKO ENTERTAINMENT, LLC","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":58359380574552,"sku":"TKM-43037","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/CAR_20260901_1429_135314_702_p_Elderberry_Jack_-_alternate_cover_16_014.png?v=1788277154","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/elderberry-jak-long-overdue","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}