The American Breed has been played on NTS in shows including Whodis? w/ 56 DJs, featured first on 23 September 2021. Songs played include Short Skirts and Anyway That You Want Me.

The group was originally formed in Cicero, Illinois as "Gary & The Nite Lites". The group's greatest success was the single, "Bend Me, Shape Me," which reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968. The song, written by Scott English and Larry Weiss, was a remake of a recording by The Outsiders that had been released the year before. The group also appeared on the December 16, 1967 episode…