Active between the years 1969 and 1977, Bread was an early 70s soft rock band from Los Angeles California. In their time they got 13 hits in the billboard hot 100 chart (1970-1977) band members include David Gates (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, violin, viola, percussion), Jimmy Griffin (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion), Robb Royer (bass, guitar, flute, keyboards, percussion, recorder, backing vocals), Mike Botts (drums; joined in the summer of 1969) and Larry Knechtel (bass, guitar, keyboards, harmonica; replacing Royer in 1971).
