The New Colony Six were an American rock band of the 1960s. Formed in 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, they scored a major local hit with "I Confess", featured on their 1966 debut album, Breakthrough. Their sound was characterized by Richie Unterberger as "a poppier American Them with their prominent organ, wobbly Lesley-fied guitar amplifications and rave-up tempos", later devolving into "a cabaret-ish band with minor national hits to their credit by the end of the 1960s."Unterberger, Richie. Music USA: the Rough Guide. Page 268. Rough Guides, 1999. Like other bands of the era, including Paul Revere & the Raiders, they could be seen wearing colonial outfits.Enright, Laura L. Chicago's Most Wanted. Page 175. Brassey's, 2005. Members of the group included Ronnie Rice, Ray Graffia, Chick James, Craig Kemp, Wally Kemp, Jerry Kollenberg, Les Kummel, Pat McBride and Gerry VanKollenburg. After the success of "