Captain Beyond

Captain Beyond
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Hard rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock
Years active	1971–73, 1976–78, 1998–2003, 2013–
Labels	Capricorn, Warner Bros.
Associated acts	Iron Butterfly, Deep Purple
Website	officialcaptainbeyond.com
Members	Bobby Caldwell Jeff "Boday" Christensen Don Bonzi Simon Lind Jeff Artabasy
Past members	Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt Lee Dorman Rod Evans Lewie Gold Guille Garcia Reese Wynans Brian Glascock Marty Rodriguez Jason Cahoon Willy Daffern Dan Frye Jimi Interval Steve Petrey

Captain Beyond is an American/British rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1971.

The original line-up for Captain Beyond were singer Rod Evans (ex-Deep Purple), drummer Bobby Caldwell (ex-Johnny Winter), guitarist Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt (ex-Iron Butterfly), and bassist Lee Dorman (ex-Iron Butterfly), as well as keyboardist Lewie Gold. Gold left due to personal reasons before the first album was recorded. The remaining line-up recorded the self-titled debut album, released in 1972. Following this album Caldwell left the band to join Derringer and was replaced by drummer Brian Glascock. Also joining the band around this time were Reese Wynans on keyboards and Guille Garcia on congas. The record company's chosen producer, Giorgio Gomelsky, did not like Glascock's drumming and requested a new drummer. Glascock was released and Marty Rodriguez was brought in on drums on the recommendation of Garcia. This six man lineup recorded the group's second album, Sufficiently Breathless. Tension during the recording led to Evans quitting. The original lineup reformed later in 1973 for a US tour but the band split up at the end of the year, with Rod Evans retiring from the music business completely.

The band reformed in 1976 with Willy Daffern on vocals, and Bobby Caldwell, Rhino and Lee Dorman completing the line-up. They recorded the band's third album Dawn Explosion on Warner Bros., but broke up in 1978.

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