Captain Beyond was a rock group formed in Los Angeles in 1972 by ex-members of other prominent groups. Singer
Rod Evans (b. January 19, 1947, Slough, Berkshire, England) had been with
Deep Purple; drummer
Bobby Caldwell had worked with
Johnny Winter; and guitarist Larry Rheinhart (b. July 7, 1948, Florida) and
Lee Dorman (b. September 15, 1945, St. Louis, MO) had been in
Iron Butterfly. This lineup made their self-titled debut album for the Southern rock label Capricorn in 1972, after which
Caldwell was replaced by
Marty Rodriguez for their second album,
Sufficiently Breathless (1973).
Captain Beyond became inactive following the departure of
Evans, but it was reorganized in 1976.
Caldwell returned, and
Willy Daffern was added as vocalist for
Captain Beyond's third album,
Dawn Explosion (1977), recorded for Warner Bros.
Dawn Explosion was
Captain Beyond's final effort. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide