Orpheus is an American rock band originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, that enjoyed popularity in the 1960s and early 1970s, featuring lead singer/songwriter Bruce Arnold. They had two charted Billboard Hot 100 singles, "Brown Arms in Houston" and "Can't Find the Time," both released on MGM Records. Original band members, including Stephen Martin, Jack McKennes, Eric "Snake" Gulliksen, and Harry Sandler, along with Robert Emmet Dunlap and Kathi Taylor, performed for many years in New England as Orpheus Reborn.

Biography

Discography

Albums

Orpheus (1968) Ascending (1968) Joyful (1969) Orpheus (1971) The Best of Orpheus (Ace Big Beat Release, 1995) The Very Best of Orpheus (2001) The Complete Orpheus (2001) Orpheus Again (BAM! Release, 2010)

Orpheus (band)

Charted singles

Can't Find the Time

Brown Arms in Houston

References

Marin Independent Journal - "Orpheus makes its West Coast debut, 45 years later" Telegram.com - "Orpheus Finds The Time To Beautifully Evoke The 1960s" Marin Independent Journal - Press Play: Bruce Arnold's "Orpheus Again" GoLocalWorcester.com - "Orpheus Gears Up For Mechanics Hall Homecoming - May 9th" Fuse Music Interview: 60′s Sunshine Pop Pioneer Bruce Arnold "Finds the Time" for Orpheus

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External links

Official Orpheus Website

Official Orpheus Reborn Website

Music Museum of New England

MIT Interview with Orpheus Reborn

American pop rock music groups

American soft rock music groups

American folk rock groups

Rock music groups from Massachusetts

Musical groups from Worcester, Massachusetts

MGM Records artists

Bell Records artists

Orpheus (band)