Coven

Coven – Rock Band. Originally formed in Indianapolis, Coven relocated to Chicago to produce its first album with Mercury Records in 1968. Fronted by Indy-native Jinx Dawson (b. January 13, 1950), the band also consisted of Greg Osborne (bass), Dave Wilkerson (guitar), and Steve Ross (drums). Their Goth appearance and stage entrances via coffins complemented original songs that were overtly connected to the occult. Subsequent albums included Coven (1971) on MGM and Blood on the Snow (1974) on Buddah. Ironically, “One Tin Solider,” a pro-Christian anti-war song, became the group’s only hit. By request, the band recorded the aforementioned hit for the soundtrack of Billy Jack in 1971. In the months following the movie’s release, “One Tin Soldier” was one of the most requested songs in the country. "One Tin Soldier" was not an original song, and Coven got a chance to record only because Linda Rondstadt turned it down. Prior to Coven, Jinx Dawson and Greg Osborne played in Him, Her and Them, an Indy-band that formed in 1964. Following the band’s disbandment, Jinx and Steve Ross wound up in the L.A. band called Equalizers, which formed in 1985 and included Glen Cornick from Jethro Tull and Michael Monarch from Steppenwolf.