boards , ▁backing ▁vocals ), ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ; ▁Bob ▁P atter son ▁( rh ythm ▁guitar , ▁lead ▁and ▁backing ▁vocals ); ▁Jim ▁D ah me ▁( fl ute , ▁lead ▁and ▁backing ▁vocals ); ▁Steve ▁Paul ▁Bruno ▁( b ass , ▁organ , ▁backing ▁vocals ); ▁and , ▁H ank ▁R ans ome ▁( d rum s ). ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁band ▁recorded ▁and ▁released ▁their ▁self - t itled ▁album ▁on ▁V angu ard ▁Records ▁( produ ced ▁by ▁Sam ▁Char ters ). ▁V angu ard ' s ▁artist ▁ro ster ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁included ▁Joan ▁B ae z , ▁Buff y ▁Sainte - Marie ▁and ▁Country ▁Joe ▁and ▁the ▁Fish . ▁Elizabeth ▁performed ▁with ▁C ream , ▁Blue ▁Che er , ▁J oni ▁Mitchell , ▁R itch ie ▁Hav ens , ▁The ▁Ch amb ers ▁Brothers ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁musical ▁l umin aries ▁of ▁that ▁era . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁bands ' ▁many ▁Philadelphia ▁area ▁performances ▁included ▁concert s ▁and ▁sets ▁at : ▁The ▁Main ▁Point , ▁The ▁Second ▁F ret , ▁The ▁Electric ▁Factory , ▁and ▁most ▁Be - IN s ▁at ▁Bel mont ▁Pl ate au ▁in ▁Philadelphia ' s ▁Fair mount ▁Park . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁starting ▁to ▁come ▁together ▁( nam eless ▁at ▁that ▁point ), ▁Steve ▁and ▁Robert ▁" Ste w key " ▁Anton i , ▁band m ates ▁from ▁New port , ▁R I , ▁made ▁an ▁unexpected ▁stop