Guess who?

[Willie G. Moseley]

Hints: Had a slew of iconic hits. The Batman sticker on the guitar helps w/ the time frame.

 

[FrettyMcgee]

Left to Right: hikarateboy, cmatthes, atquinn, Thundernotes.

edgar_allan_poe taking the picture.

 

[Steve Haynie]

OK.  I'm guessing that is Peter North's dad on the left. 

 

[Hamerhack]

Classics IV

 

[Hamerhack]

I think I read somewhere that Elliot Easton liked their guitarist.

 

[Biz Prof]

I cannot discern whether that is Peter Falk or Sam Waterston in the back. 

 

[Willie G. Moseley]

DING-DING-DING for Hamerhack, but technically not quite accurate. When this publicity photo was put out,  they were still just the Classics, which is how they'd started out, albeit with a horn section. They culled the horn section when they decided to tour, and added the "IV" suffix, but this photo happened in between. Dennis Yost (jellyroll hairstyle at left) stopped playing (stand-up) drums to go out front and sing lead vocals, so they added Kim Venable on drums (R.I.P. 2016) and to keep the number accurate, they became Dennis Yost & the Classics IV. Others in this pic are L to R, Wally Eaton, J.R. Cobb (later with the Atlanta Rhythm Section) and Joe Wilson.

It's my understanding Elliot Easton was actually imbued with the Atlanta Rhythm Section's lead player, Barry Bailey, because of Barry's work on Frankie Miller's High Life album. J.R. Cobb mostly played rhythm and slide for the A.R.S. but also has a huge amount of hits to his credit (usually co-written w/ Buddy Buie).

Always a kick to encounter old pics like this.

 

[Hamerhack]

Elliot Easton does mention Barry Bailey here. Guess that's where I heard him mention Classics IV.

 

[Ting Ho Dung]

I thought it was The Spiders.