Al Ciner

Al Ciner
Al Ciner
Background information
Born	May 14, 1947 (age 77); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Rock, pop
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1960s-present
Formerly of	The American Breed, Rufus, Three Dog Night

Alan Ciner (born May 14, 1947) is an American guitarist best known for playing guitar for The American Breed from 1966 to 1970.

Career

He was the guitarist for Gary & the Knight Lites, who changed their name to The American Breed.^[1] The American Breed are best known for their 1967 song Bend Me, Shape Me. He co-founded Rufus, playing on one of the band's best-known hits, "Tell Me Something Good". He was with them from 1970-74 then later replaced James "Smitty" Smith (who had in turn replaced Michael Allsup) in Three Dog Night in 1975; and remained with them until they initially disbanded in 1976.

In the late 1970s, he played on three songs, "Trying to Get to You", "Give Me One More Chance" and "I’m Carrying" which eventually surfaced on the From the Heart & Soul album by Dianne Brooks which was released by the Panda Digital label in 2021.^[2]

References

^ Hamilton, Andrew. "Biography: Gary & the Knight Lites". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
^ Toronto Cultural Media Network, That Canadian Magazine, October 21, 2021 - Dianne Brooks: From the Heart & Soul By Raul Da Gama

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[Hamilton-1] Hamilton, Andrew. "Biography: Gary & the Knight Lites". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 August 2010.

[2] Toronto Cultural Media Network, That Canadian Magazine, October 21, 2021 - Dianne Brooks: From the Heart & Soul By Raul Da Gama

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v t e The American Breed
Gary Loizzo Al Ciner Chuck Colbert Lee Graziano Kevin Murphy
Studio albums	The American Breed Bend Me, Shape Me Pumpkin, Powder, Scarlet & Green Lonely Side of the City
Singles	"Bend Me, Shape Me"
Cover Songs	"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" "We've Gotta Get out of This Place"

v t e Three Dog Night
Danny Hutton Paul Kingery Pat Bautz Eddie Reasoner David Morgan Timothy Hutton Cory Wells Chuck Negron Jimmy Greenspoon Floyd Sneed Joe Schermie Michael Allsup Skip Konte Al Ciner Gary Moon Richard Campbell
Studio albums	Three Dog Night (1968) Suitable for Framing (1969) It Ain't Easy (1970) Naturally (1970) Harmony (1971) Seven Separate Fools (1972) Cyan (1973) Hard Labor (1974) Coming Down Your Way (1975) American Pastime (1976) It's a Jungle (1983)
Live albums	Captured Live at the Forum (1969) Around the World with Three Dog Night (1973)
Compilations	Golden Bisquits (1971) Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits (1975) The Best of 3 Dog Night (1982) Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965–1975 (1993) 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Three Dog Night (1999) The Complete Hit Singles (2004)
Singles	"Nobody" "Try a Little Tenderness" "One" "Easy to Be Hard" "Eli's Coming" "Celebrate" "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" "Out in the Country" "One Man Band" "Joy to the World" "Liar" "An Old Fashioned Love Song" "Never Been to Spain" "The Family of Man" "Black & White" "Pieces of April" "Shambala" "Let Me Serenade You" "The Show Must Go On" "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" "Til the World Ends" "Everybody's a Masterpiece" "It's a Jungle Out There"
Other songs	"Darlin'" "Time to Get Alone"
Discography