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Sold over 40 million copies worldwide over the years...

The very 1st Weed Culture Song- That began it all...

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Jeff Eichen of "Weed Weedsdays" and ReLeaf Foundation has just visited Legendary musician in the Philippines with 76 year old Lawrence Stash Wagner!  

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The most popular song by Fraternity of Man is “Don’t Bogart Me (Don't Bogart That Joint) ”1968 include in the Movie "Easy Rider!" Over the years this song sold 40 million copies

The short-lived Fraternity of Man is undoubtedly best known for the pro-pot anthem "Don't Bogart Me," (Don't Bogart That Joint) which showed up during an unforgettable scene in the genre-defining biker film Easy Rider (1969). The original quintet included an overhaul of the Lowell George-led Factory, featuring Martin Kibbee (bass), Warren Klein (guitar/sitar/tamboura) and Ritchie Heyward (drums/vocals). George split and became a very temporary Mothers of Invention member, while the other three joined up with Freak Out (1966) era Mother Elliot Ingber (guitar). The personnel was completed with the addition of Lawrence "Stash" Wagner (vocals/guitar) and the band recorded its 1968 self-titled release Fraternity of Man. Another Frank Zappa connection could be found in the guise of Tom Wilson, who produced the Mother's earliest studio efforts. As one might anticipate, there are several prominent musical dynamics carried over into the Fraternity of Man from its former incarnation. The stoner wake-n-bake anthem "In the Morning," as well as "Blue Guitar" and "Plastic Rat" retain the psychedelic garage rock that pervaded much of the Factory's sound. The band's variation of Zappa's "Oh No" -- titled "Oh No I Don't Believe It" -- is a gassed-up rocker replete with Ingber's nimble lead fuzz fret work. Those decidedly more belligerent outings are contrasted by the intricate and Baroque qualities of "Wispy Paisley Skies" and the aforementioned steel guitar-driven "Don't Bogart Me."

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"Don't Bogart That Joint" is a 1968 song by The Fraternity of Man, known for its humorous plea to share a marijuana joint. The phrase refers to Humphrey Bogart, who often held cigarettes without smoking them. It became iconic after appearing in the 1969 film Easy Rider during a campfire scene, capturing the free-spirited counterculture of the era. The song was later covered by Little Feat in 1978 and remains a staple of cannabis culture.