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Their story has many elements familiar to other musicians and music fans. Always on the verge of a breakthrough, the group recorded for major record label projects, met endless record company recording studio and radio executives met and became friends with some of their rock star idols, had a fanatic following, traveled the earth, paid their dues, paid their lawyers, and broke up. The Raves actually began life as 'Nod' way back in 1971 When the Yoakum family moved to Birmingham, Alabama that year, brothers Chuck and John transformed their earlier teenage band ventures into a more serious effort. Although they'd started playing music several years earlier, they began utilizing their growing songwriting abilities to turn out professional studio demos while continuing to play club and concert venues. Ken Kennedy, one of John's high school friends, was recruited on lead guitar in 1972 and more recording and playing followed. In the next few years they began to define their style and so...