#13: I Feel Good by Lewis and Clarke Expedition
City: St. John’s, NL
Radio Station: VOCM
Peak Month: September 1967
Peak Position in St. John’s ~ #4
Peak Position in Vancouver ~ did not chart
Peak Position on Billboard Hot 100 ~ did not chart
YouTube: “I Feel Good”
Lyrics: “I Feel Good”
Lewis and Clarke Expedition were a group formed in 1966 in Los Angeles. They were comprised of Travis Lewis (Michael Martin Murphey) on vocals, guitar and harmonica; Boomer Clarke (Owen Castleman) on vocals and guitar; John London on guitar and bass; Ken Bloom on guitar and keyboards; and John Raines on drums. Prior to 1964, while still in high school, Michael Martin Murphey and Owens “Boomer” Castleman were bandmates in a Dallas, Texas group called the Lost River Trio. John London formed a folk duo with future Monkee Mike Nesmith while both were attending San Antonio College in 1963. Ken Bloom started playing the flute at the age of ten. The following year he learned both the clarinet and saxophone. As a teenager Ken Bloom played in a band called the Robin Hood Band. He was also with the Gas Company from 1965 to 1967. Bloom was later part of what he describes as an “old timey string band” called the Main Street Shuffle Kings. Drummer Johnny Raines was from Los Angeles. Raines met John London when both were playing for Chris and Craig.