Original Members: 

Drew Gallahar, '63 Bass
Danny Orlino, '68 Guitar
Cliff Lenz, '64 Keyboards/Guitar
Jerry McCann, (Chula Vista) Guitar
Carl Spiron, (Chula Vista) Drums,

 Jerry McCann joined with four other popular musicians to form Framework. Drew Gallahar (bass/vocals), Cliff Lenz (organ/vocals), and Danny Orlino (guitar) from Coronado had been members of The Centaurs, a popular mid-60's San Diego  band.  After splintering themselves in 1967, The Centaurs brought in Carl Spiron on drums, followed shortly after by Jerry, creating arguably the most talented line-up of musicians in Southern California at the time. The Centaurs had been a hot dance band, known as excellent singers and musicians, but they were strictly a cover band. Other members of the band acknowledge that bringing Jerry into the band was 'Step One' in a master plan to make The Centaurs and original, marketable rock band, but they hadn't counted on fervor of Jerry's resolve to do just that. Jerry quickly established himself as the creative focus of the band, which he subsequently re-christened Framework.

 Understandably, there was an underlying tension in Framework that never totally dissipated, and Jerry never felt completely supported by the group; so in late 1968 Drew Gallahar was replaced with Terry Fann, a fearless musician who could sing, play, and write music. The new version of the five-piece Framework only lasted a couple of weeks before the "power trio" idea was discussed. "Terry took us to the next level," remembers Carl Spiron. "And he was the first bass player I ever saw that played with his fingers, not a pick! It's a very different sound, very fat and expressive. It really allowed Jerry to cut loose on the guitar without leaving the rhythm sounding thin." Framework recorded several successful singles and one complete album, and they were a stable live performance group in San Diego, opening concerts at the old Sand Diego stadium for such names as The Birds, Frank Zappa, The Moody Blues, Poco, Chicago, Steve Miller, Santana, and The Grateful Dead. As Jerry remembers, "We must have played every college and high school gig in the county."