Tower of Power
In the 1970s, Conte played bass guitar in the group Common Ground with cousin Bruce (later of Tower of Power fame) on electric guitar. Victor Conte was a member of Tower of Power itself for a time later in the 1970s, playing bass guitar, and also collaborated during that period with pianist Herbie Hancock and violinist Sugarcane Harris. At the time he had the nickname "Walking Fish" from his days playing with the Pure Food & Drug Act.
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