They actually had Lou Adler produce a single to try to make us like that. the closest thing they could compare us to was the Mamas and the Papas. This was right before Crosby, Stills and Nash, and before Fleetwood Mac. I think they didn't really know quite what to make of it. Speaking of the A&M project, Karla says, "They didn't release it. They were, unfortunately, a bit ahead of their time. The band made an album for A&M, but it was never released. Thus the band Bryndle was born - one of the early songwriter groups, even before the Eagles. Something powerful in their combined sound drew them together. They were Kenny Edwards, (who had started the Stone Poneys with Linda Ronstadt and Bobby Kimmel), Wendy Waldman, and Andrew Gold. Jackson Browne, James Taylor and Elton John were around the Troubadour in those days." There were some other writer-singers who became friends of Karla's, and eventually, they decided to put a band together. She talks about lining up at the legendary Troubadour at noon on Mondays to get a slot in the famous Monday night Troubadour "hoot," which was a breaking ground for many artists who went on to great success. She became friends with other singer-songwriters and musicians who were creating their own unique sound. Karla's sister became a teacher of history and religion, but Karla's passion was always music. An 11-song demo was recorded but no deal came of this first effort. By 16, Karla and her sister Lisa auditioned for Elektra Records. She had already fallen in love with the guitar and studied with Frank Hamilton of the famous folk group, The Weavers. She and her sister Lisa were writing songs and playing as a duo titled "The Daughters of Chester P" named after their father, Dr. Born and raised in Southern California, Karla Bonoff was a songwriter by the age of fifteen.
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