The Eli Radish Band were pioneers of "
outlaw country" and "
alt.country" music. Deana Adams said in her 2003 rock history book
Rock 'n' roll and the Cleveland connection:
The group signed with
Capitol Records in 1969 and released their only album
I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier which featured updating of World War I & II era type patriotic/anti-war songs.