Los Navarros

The Navarros were a quintet from Ashland, OR, near Medford, that evolved into Neighbr'hhood Childr'n, but not before leaving behind a pair of charming folk-rock demos. The group, led by rhythm guitarist/singer (and songwriter) Rick Bolz, featured Gary Campbell on lead guitar, Dianne Hoffman (sometimes spelled "Dyan") on the organ, George Olny on bass, and Tom Ryan on the drums. They started out doing surf music, but once folk-rock and psychedelia hit in the Bay Area in 1965-1966, the Navarros transformed themselves into a more ambitious and lyrical ensemble. Their music had a ...