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Attila And The Huns

American rock band from Thorp, Wisconsin, formed in 1964. Made up of drummer Rich Legault, bassist Denny Lewan, singer/guitarist Mike Peace and rhythm guitarist Ben Wiesneiwski. The band became quite popular on the local dance and club circuit, eventually releasing a self-financed 45 [r=7610494] on the label. In 1967 the band placed second in a local battle-of-the-bands contest and caught the attention of businessman/manager/producer . LaCour released one single [r=6504373] on his label in 1969. LaCour managed to get Records interested in the band, financed some recording sessions at , and even prepared cover art for a projected album, but nothing came of the deal. Since Chess did not want to release the album at the time, LaCour bought the license rights from Chess. The cost of a color cover was above LaCour's budget, so he convinced the band to change their name to , the cover was made black and white, and the new name was tacked on top of the old picture. LaCour financed the album [r=5410052] on his small Chicago-based Moniquid Records in 1969. The group released one single on LaCour's label in 1969, the blue-eyed soul single [m=1135238], which was a local Wisconsin hit. LaCour financed another release on his label - 1969's 'Proud Mary' b/w (Get Out, Get Out) We Want Peace' (Magic Touch catalog number 2078).