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The Invictas (sometimes called Herb Gross & the Invictas) are an American garage rock band from Rochester, New York who were active in the 1960s.
The Invictas
American garage rock band
The Invictas (sometimes called Herb Gross & the Invictas) are an American garage rock band from Rochester, New York who were active in the s, but re-formed in and have been intermittently active since.
They were one of the most popular local bands in the Rochester scene during the s, scoring a regional hit with "The Hump" in
History
The band was formed by Herb Gross (aka Herb McGovern) in Rochester, New York in [1]
The initial lineup consisted of the leader Gross on guitar and vocals, Bruce Hickey on guitar, and Dave Hickey on drums.[2] In , while Gross was attending the Rochester Institute of Technology, he expanded the band to include Jim Kohler on bass and Mark Blumenfeld on lead guitar.
The band renamed themselves the Invictas.[2] The name was inspired by the Buick car of the time known as the Invicta, meaning "invincible" in Latin.[2] The Invictas, who used a black hearse with their b