This is the oldest tune in the Broken Road archive and the only song that ever featured a cowbell!!! Recorded sometime in 1974 (you do the math!) in Broken Road’s Rio Del Mar rehearsal basement. Rescued from an ancient 1/4 track tape, the “Funk That Stunk” was a silly little song that we played because we thought people might be able to dance to it. The lyrics were always made up on the fly for every performance and were usually pretty non-sensical and silly as a result.
Featuring the original “Soquel High” Broken Road lineup:
Evan Jiles, age 16, on bass
Otis Coen, age 17, on Wurlitzer piano
Doug Thigpen, age 17 on drums
Jon Jiles, age 19, guitar and vocal
Luis Villareal was the old guy (in his 20’s) on Congas and Cowbell. 
Cheers!

Funk That Stunk

Another written to win a girls heart. Also didn't work!! :)
RIP - Hildy Van Diepen

Ashes (An Illusion)

Jon, as choirboy, tries to channel Dan Fogelberg. ... with extra Ricky Nelson reverb!! Written to win a girls heart. Didn't work!! :)

Standing On The Side

The 'single' from this collection. Garnered a bit of FM airplay in the greater SF Bay Area back in the day.

People

The Last Time

Kayleen

Better Way

The Path

This Must Be Living

Ote's Toon

Rock And Roll Celibate

Broken Road was a Santa Cruz,CA based (mostly) progressive rock band in the  mid 70's through 1980 consisting primarily of Jon Jiles (guitar, vocals), Otis Coen (keyboards-vocals), Evan Jiles (bass), and Doug Thigpen (drums/percussion), more often than not, Steve Bayard (guitar, vocals) and later, Eric Maxwell (drums- 1979-80).
The Broken Road EP, released in 1978, received strong air play on local SF and Monterey Bay area stations KOME, KSJO, and KDON.  
Broken Road won the Good Times Best of Santa Cruz poll in 1979 and while Evan, Otis and Jon continued to work on various projects together, Broken Road ended their run in late 1980.
There are some unreleased songs and live performances from the archives that will be posted here in the future so keep checking in.
You can find some of Jon's work here: http://www.soundcloud.com/jon-jiles-music and see what Otis is up to here : http://www.hearthecallmusic.com/


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