Gary Lee Yoder (January 25, 1946 – August 7, 2021) was an American musician who was part of several 1960s San Francisco psychedelic rock bands, including the Oxford Circle, Kak, and Blue Cheer.
[1] While Oxford Circle frequently shared the stage with greats such as the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Janis Joplin, they did not achieve the same level of fame and never got a record deal.
It made #6 on Record Collector's list of Top 50 reissues of 1997, ahead of reissues of Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, and Santana, and also received a favorable review in Mojo.
This recording additionally contained unreleased solo work by Yoder.
Yoder performed occasionally prior to his death,[2] aged 75 on August 7, 2021.