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 band from Houston who have been credited for being "one of the first models for the blunt sound of Texas hard rock

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." They were also mentioned in an article in Classic Rock

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 titled, "The Lost Pioneers of Heavy Metal". Piero Scaruffi

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 noted the group as one of the links between psychedelic rock

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 and southern rock

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Band members Dave Mitchell and Ray Turner originally played together in a band in high school called, Rip West. The two along with Doug Tull would record a demo titled, "I Love You." The group then changed their name to Josefus when vocalist, Pete Bailey, joined the band. Phillip White, the band's second lead guitarist left the band in 1969.

Later they would go on to record an album in Phoenix, Arizona during December 1969 with producer, Jim Musil, and for a short while performed under the name, Come. Their next album, Dead Man, was recorded in March 1970. Josefus would perform their last concert in Houston, Texas at an auto show, though the group would later reunite in the late 1970s.

Discography

Studio and live albums

• Get Off My Case (1969)
• Dead Man (1970)
• Josefus (1970)
• Dead Man Alive (2002)
• Halloween 2004 Live (2005)
• Son of Dead Man

Compilations

• Dead Man/Get Off My Case (1999)
• Dead Box (2003)