Edward Bear was a Toronto based Canadian pop-rock group, formed originally in 1966 by Larry Evoy and Craig Hemming. The band signed with Capitol Records in 1969 with a lineup of Evoy, Danny Marks and Paul Weldon. Full-blown "late psych/early prog" music based on doomy Hammond organ sounds, intense and heavy guitar parts. Beatles-like melodies and blues elements, quite similar to early Traffic, Procol Harum and even Andwella's Dream. The band had its biggest hit in 1972, when "Last Song" charted at #1 in Canada and peaked at #3 in the US. Billboard Hot 100. It was awarded a gold disc in March 1973 for selling over one million copies