Bread was an American soft rock band from Los Angeles, California, active primarily between 1969 and 1977. The band consisted of David Gates (vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, violin, viola, percussion), Jimmy Griffin (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion), and Robb Royer (bass, guitar, flute, keyboards, percussion, recorder, backing vocals). Mike Botts joined as the permanent drummer in 1969, and Larry Knechtel replaced Royer in 1971, contributing keyboards, bass, guitar, and harmonica. Read more on Last.fm