Al Ciner

Al Ciner
Background information
Born	(1947-05-14) May 14, 1947 (age 77) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Rock, pop
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1960s-present
Formerly of	The American Breed, Rufus, Three Dog Night

Alan Ciner (born May 14, 1947) is an American guitarist best known for playing guitar for The American Breed from 1966 to 1970.

Career

He was the guitarist for Gary & the Knight Lites, who changed their name to The American Breed.[1] The American Breed are best known for their 1967 song Bend Me, Shape Me. He co-founded Rufus, playing on one of the band's best-known hits, "Tell Me Something Good". He was with them from 1970-74 then later replaced James "Smitty" Smith (who had in turn replaced Michael Allsup) in Three Dog Night in 1975; and remained with them until they initially disbanded in 1976.

In the late 1970s, he played on three songs, "Trying to Get to You", "Give Me One More Chance" and "I’m Carrying" which eventually surfaced on the From the Heart & Soul album by Dianne Brooks which was released by the Panda Digital label in 2021.[2]

References

1. Hamilton, Andrew. "Biography: Gary & the Knight Lites". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
2. Toronto Cultural Media Network, That Canadian Magazine, October 21, 2021 - Dianne Brooks: From the Heart & Soul By Raul Da Gama

Other pages

• The American Breed
• Gary Loizzo
• Kevin Murphy
• Three Dog Night
• Chuck Negron
• Cory Wells
• Danny Hutton
• Jimmy Greenspoon