The Soul Survivors were an American garage rock band from Denver, Colorado, who were active in the mid-1960s.

[2] The band practiced in garages and backyards, sometimes to the dismay of neighbors who complained of the noise.

In October 1965 they cut their debut single for Dot, the fuzz-drenched "Can't Stand to Be in Love With You" backed with "Look at Me.

[1][3][5] Group members Allen Kemp, Pat Shanahan and John Day moved to Los Angeles and teamed up with Randy Meisner, previously with the Drivin' Dynamics, and Randy Naylor to form the Poor.

[1][6][7][8] After the demise of the Poor, Kemp and Shanahan went on to play in Rick Nelson's "Stone Canyon Band" ("Garden Party") and later in New Riders of the Purple Sage.