Ambrosia (band)

Ambrosia
Ambrosia in concert on May 24, 2014
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Progressive rock, soft rock, smooth jazz, yacht rock
Years active	1970–1982, 1989–present
Labels	20th Century, Warner Bros. Records, Collectables
Website	http://www.ambrosialive.net/
Members	Joe Puerta Burleigh Drummond Christopher North Doug Jackson Ken Stacey Mary Harris
Past members	David Pack Rick Cowling David C. Lewis Royce Jones Bruce Hornsby Cliff Woolley Tollak Ollestad Shem Von Schroeck Robert Berry Cornelius Bumpus

Ambrosia is an American rock band formed in southern California in 1970. Ambrosia had five Top 40 hit singles on Warner Bros. Records released between 1975 and 1980, including the Top 5 hits "How Much I Feel" and "Biggest Part of Me". Most of the original band members have been active with the group continuously for the past 25 years to the present day.

Ambrosia currently tours internationally and has worked in the past and present with Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Alan Parsons, Bruce Hornsby, and most recently Michael McDonald, among other notable artists. In 2015 the group released a new single and plans to release an album of all-new material in 2017.

The group was founded as a quartet with guitarist/vocalist David Pack, bassist/vocalist Joe Puerta, keyboardist Christopher North, and drummer Burleigh Drummond. They chose the name Ambrosia in 1970 to represent a vision of their music: all shades, textures, colors and styles. While Ambrosia had several radio hits in the 1970s, much of the material on their five albums is progressive in nature.

The founding constituents of Ambrosia were reared in Southern California's South Bay, later adopting San Pedro as their hometown. Their initial musical influences, like many of their generation, came from The Beach Boys and The Beatles. Ambrosia fused symphonic art rock with a slick produced pop sound, resulting in a "melodic prog" style.