Have your seen the Mercedes-Benz commercial with “Bend Me, Shape Me” by the American Breed as background music? This is the Acta Records recording you recall hearing in February of 1968, when ...

Gary Loizzo was the voice of 2 minutes and 5 seconds of pure pop perfection. Lead vocalist for the 1960s Chicago rock group the American Breed, he sang their hit, “Bend Me, Shape Me,” which ...

Gary Loizzo, who had a Top 10 hit in 1967 with "Bend Me, Shape Me" as the lead singer of the American Breed, died on Saturday (Jan. 16). In addition to his recording career, he owned Pumpkin ...