It's A Beautiful Day- Today (1973)

 It's a Beautiful Day is an American band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1967, featuring vocalist Pattie Santos along with violinist David LaFlamme and his wife, Linda LaFlamme, on keyboards.

David LaFlamme, who as a youth had once performed as a soloist with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, had previously been in the group Orkustra playing five-string violin. The other members of It's a Beautiful Day in its early years were Hal Wagenet (guitar), Mitchell Holman (bass), and Val Fuentes (drums). Although they were one of the notable San Francisco bands to emerge from 1967's Summer of Love, the band never achieved the success of contemporaries such as Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Santana, with whom they had connections. The band created a unique blend of rock, jazz, folk, classical, and world-beat styles during its first seven years.

1. Ain't That Loving You Baby. 2. Child. 3. Down On The Bayou. 4. Watching You, Watching... 5. Mississipi Delta. 6. Ridin' Thumb. 7. Time. 8. Lie To Me. 9. Burning Low. 10. Creator form.1967-disb.1974;

Members -David LaFlamme (vocals, violin, flute, 1967-73), Linda LaFlamme (keyboards, 1967-69), -Pattie Santos (vocals, percussion), Val Fuentes (drums, vocals), -Mitchell Holman (bass, harmonica, vocals, 1967-71), Hal Wagenet (guitar, vocals, 1968-71), -Fred Webb (keyboards, vocals, 1969-74), Billy Gregory (guitar, vocals, 1971-74), -Tom Fowler (bass, vocals, 1971-72), Bud Cockrell (bass, vocals, 1972-74), -Greg Bloch (violin, mandolin, 1973-74) The fourth and, unfortunately, the last studio album by the San Francisco-based group. In 1973, as a result of a conflict over royalties, David LaFlamme was ousted from the ensemble that he created. Pattie Santos took the lead. In 1974, the group disbanded ... In 1997, “It's A Beautiful Day” reunited, but due to a conflict with the manager, they changed their name to “David LaFlamme Band”. Then the band's manager Matthew Katz, who owned the rights to the band's name, allowed LaFlamme to perform under the banner “It's A Beautiful Day”. The group is still active, but Patti Santos is not in it - she died in a car accident on December 14, 1989. And David's second wife, Linda Baker LaFlamme, sings.