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Learn about the legendary music career of Lowell Levinger, aka "Banana", founding member of The Youngbloods and the original "Hippie From Olema". Find tour dates, press, music, photos, videos and more on his official web site.
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of The...
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Well in our extreme agony and boredom we decided that it was...
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of The Youngbloods, at age 70, Lowell Levinger (aka Banana from the Youngbloods) is still rocking, playing and singing better than ever.
Learn about the legendary music career of Lowell Levinger, aka Banana, the founding member of The Youngbloods and the original Hippie From Olema. Find tour dates, press, music, photos, videos and more on his official web site.
The Youngbloods were an American rock band consisting of Jesse Colin Young (vocals, bass, guitar), Jerry Corbitt (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Lowell "Banana" Levinger (guitar and electric piano), and Joe Bauer (drums). Despite receiving critical acclaim, they never achieved widespread popularity.
Apr 29, 2020 · Learn about Lowell Levinger's musical journey from Boston to San Francisco, his involvement in the folk and bohemian scene, and his passion for vintage instruments and roots music. Read his answers to questions about his influences, creative drive, and memories of The Youngbloods.
Well in our extreme agony and boredom we decided that it was absolutely imperative that we think of the funkiest folkiest name that might have been used in 1936. The best we could come up with was “Harmon N. Banana” so we went with it. We formed the band right then and there.
Lowell Levinger, known as Banana, was a founding member of the Youngbloods back in the late 1960s. The band had a series of hit records including the 60s anthem “Get Together.” Banana played lead guitar, piano, finger cymbals, pedal steel guitar, and sang with the band from 1965 until 1972.
