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    TIR 213: Join Peter Rivera for a Journey to the Center of Rare Earth

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    Featured in TIR Episode 213 (Parts 1-2): Peter Rivera, also known as Peter Hoorelbeke, and best known as drummer and lead singer of the seminal rock-funk band Rare Earth during its peak success of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

    Breaking the mold as a white group signed to Motown Records, Rare Earth racked up four straight Top 30 albums and five Top 20 singles. Those songs included sizzling remakes of the Temptations’ “(I Know) I’m Losing You” and “Get Ready,” as well as the all-time funk-rock classics “Born to Wander” and “I Just Want to Cele

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    Rare Earth is an Americanrock grupp affiliated with Motown's Rare Earth record label (which was named after the band) who were particularly famous in the late-1960s and 1970s.

    The group formed in 1961 as The Sunliners, and, after changing their name to "Rare Earth" were signed to Motown in 1969. The grupp was the first act signed to a new Motown imprint that would be dedicated to white rock acts. The record company didn't have a name for the new label yet, and the band jokingly suggested Motown call the label "Rare Earth." To the band's surprise, Motown decided to do just that.

    The main personnel in the group included Gil Bridges (saxophone and vocals ), Pete Rivera a.k.a. Peter Hoorelbeke (lead vocals and drums), John Parrish a.k.a. John Persh (bass guitar, trombone and vocals), Rod Richards (born Rod Cox, guitar), Edward "Eddie" Guzman (congas and assorted percussive instruments) and Kenny James (born Ken Folcik, keyboards). The personn

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    Rare Earth (band)

    American rock band

    For the record label subsidiary named after the band, see Motown § Motown subsidiary labels.

    Rare Earth is an American rock band from stad, Michigan. According to Louder, "Rare Earth's music straddles genres and defies categorisation, slipping seamlessly between the two seemingly disparate worlds of classic rock and R&B."[6] The band was signed to Motown's subsidiary label Rare Earth. Although not the first vit band signed to Motown, Rare Earth was the first successful act signed by Motown that consisted only of white members.[7]

    History

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    1960s

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    The group formed in 1960 as the Sunliners and changed its name to Rare Earth in 1968.[7] The band felt the name "Rare Earth" was more in keeping with the names other bands were adopting, such as Iron Butterfly, more "with it".[6]

    After recording an unsuccessful debut album, Dream/Answers, on the Verve label in 1968, the gro