The American Breed

The American Breed was formed in Cicero, Illinois, in 1966. In the summer of 1967 they had a local hit with Step Out of Your mind but the group's greatest success was the single Bend Me, Shape Me which reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1968. The original members of the group were Gary Loizzo, Charles Colbert Jr., Al Ciner, and Lee Graziano.