Coven (band)
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Coven is an American rock band formed in Chicago in the late 1960s. They had a top 40 hit in 1971 with the song "One Tin Soldier", the theme song of the movie Billy Jack.
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Background information | |
Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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Years active | 1967–1975, 2007–present |
Labels | Mercury, Warner Bros., MGM, Buddah, Nevoc |
Members | Jinx Dawson Alex Kercheval Chris Wild Colin Oakley Zayne Hutchison |
Past members | Oz Osborne Steve Ross Rick Durrett John Hobbs Chris Neilsen David Wilkerson Wade Parish Christopher Thurmond |
Coven was composed of vocalist Esther "Jinx" Dawson,[2] bassist Greg "Oz" Osborne, guitarist Chris Neilsen, keyboardist Rick Durrett (later replaced by John Hobbs), and drummer Steve Ross. In addition to pioneering occult rock with lyrics and aesthetics that explicitly dealt in themes of Satanism and witchcraft, they are recognized by metal fans and metal historians as being the band that introduced the "Sign of the horns" to rock, metal and pop culture, as seen on their 1969 debut album release Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls.[3][4]