The Electric Indian
The Electric Indian was a studio group assembled by Bernie Binnick, co-founder of Swan Records which included Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates fame.[1] Influenced by the popularity of American Indians in the media, Binnick put together the group to record an Indian-esque instrumental, "Keem-O-Sabe." It was released nationally on the United Artists label in 1969 and reached the U.S. Top 20 in the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It also made #6 on Billboard's Easy Listening survey, and crossed to the R&B chart. In Canada, the song reached #19 on the RPM Magazine top singles charts.
An album of similar material was recorded, and the follow-up, an Indian style cover version of "Land of a Thousand Dances," (#95, 1969) charted. No future releases were forthcoming. Many of the tracks on the LP were engineered by Joseph Tarsia and recorded at his Philadelphia-based Sigma Sound Studio, with many of the musicians later becoming members of the studio's notable in-house group, MFSB.[1]