A very rare large handbill advertising a series of 1965 shows by The Rising Sons at The Ash Grove in Los Angeles.  The Rising Sons were a legendary L.A. band featuring 17 year old guitar phenomenon Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal, and future Spirit drummer Ed Cassidy.

The only Rising Sons concert advertisement we’ve seen, this features a photograph of the band, with Taj Mahal hitchhiking.

8 1/2″ x 11″. In good condition, with toning, many pinholes, small edge tears, and missing bits of paper in three corners.

From Wikipedia:  The original [Rising Sons] lineup was a 17-year-old Ry Cooder (vocals, six- and 12-string guitar, mandolin, slide and bottleneck guitar, dobro), Taj Mahal (vocals, harmonica, guitar, piano), Gary Marker (bass), Jesse Lee Kincaid (born Nick Gerlach, vocals and guitar) and Ed Cassidy (drums). Cassidy left in 1965 after injuring his wrist playing a monumental version of “Statesboro Blues” with the band. He was replaced by Kevin Kelley.

The group often played at the Los Angeles clubs The Troubadour and The Ash Grove. They were signed by Columbia Records. Their only album, produced by Terry Melcher, was not issued at the time. One single, “Candy Man” backed with “The Devil’s Got My Woman”, was released. The group disbanded in 1966. They were contemporaries of the famous Los Angeles band The Byrds; fans wondered which band would be the bigger success, until the Byrds’ album Mr. Tambourine Man became a hit. Recordings by Rising Sons were widely bootlegged and nearly three decades later were released by Columbia Records under the title Rising Sons Featuring Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder (1992).